Re: [regression] Crash in wb_clear_pending() (was: Linux 2.6.35-rc4)

[Ingo Molnar]

* Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We had a thread about it a few days ago.  The following commit from
> Jens' 2.6.36 tree needs to go into 2.6.35 to sort the issues with the
> fragile wakeup mechanism which only got worse by the patches out:
> 	
> 	http://git.kernel.dk/?p=linux-2.6-block.git;a=commitdiff;h=79338d2a78ab78efdc1698f1309766a039addf9d

I've attached it below - in case someone wants to apply it before it hits 
upstream.

Scary big patch btw. - is there no smaller fix?

	Ingo

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