Re: 2.6.0test9 Reiserfs boot time "buffer layer error at fs/buffer.c:431"

[Herbert Xu]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 11:33:54PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> aargh.  I thought Debian's 2.6 kernels were unmodified.  Are they carrying
> any other changes?

Yes we are.  You can find the changes in

http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.6.0-test9/

> That _should_ work.  The pagecache pages should be in such a state that all
> buffers are freeable and yes, we can leave the pagecache there.  But this
> could cause problems if the device was repartitioned in between, or if it
> was hotswapped.  I don't think we shoot down pagecache anywhere else for
> this.

Yes, however it should be safe to stop set_blocksize from calling
truncate_inode_pages, right?

Cheers,
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