Re: [patch] fix for the `access beyond end of device' bug of 2.3.[789]

Anthony Barbachan (barbacha@Hinako.AMBusiness.com)
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:53:39 -0400


Hi,

I've gotten `access beyond end of device' errors once on 2.2.9, will
this patch also fix the 2.2.x kernels?

>
>
> On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> >
> > I finally spotted and fixed the silly bug. Here it is the fix against
2.3.8:
>
> Whee.. That was indeed a silly bug, and one that was hard as hell to find.
> Good work, Andrea!
>
> > BTW, I also fixed all my local-VM (not related to the real 2.3.8) bugs
so
> > now my 2.3.8-tree "seem" rock solid (no problem with _heavy_ swap+I/O in
> > progress).
> >
> > Now I hope you'll agree to soon merge my pagemap-lru code into the
kernel :)).
>
> I'll make a 2.3.9 with this (and some other cleanups and fixes), and then
> I can finally start accepting other patches again (assuming it seems to be
> stable).
>
> Linus
>
>
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