>>>>> "thomas" == Thomas Backlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

thomas> From: "Pixel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> "Thomas Backlund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 
>> > doing a lilo -v5 shows:
>> > 
>> > --- cut ---
>> > Calling map_insert_data
>> > fd 5: REISERFS_IOC_UNPACK
>> > fd 5: offset 2560 -> dev 0xe0, LBA 8011921
>> > fd 5: REISERFS_IOC_UNPACK
>> > fd 5: offset 3072 -> dev 0xe0, LBA 8011922
>> > --- cut ---
>> > 
>> > the same goes on and on and on....
>> > seems it's about to scan every block on reiserfs...
>> 
>> booh. lilo-22.5.X seems really not stable... I'm wondering if the best
>> solution would not be to switch to lilo-22.4.1 ...
>> 

Arghhh.

Guilty should be datalogin patches of reiserfs.  Will take a look
there.

Later, Juan.

thomas> Actually lilo is not to blame for this...

thomas> It's a kernel reiserfs bug :-(

thomas> I verified this by installing lilo from MDK 9.1 ... same problem...
thomas> Then I tested my 2.4.22-0.5.2tmb_mdk ... same problem...

thomas> Going back to 2.4.21-6.5tmbsecure ...  everyhing works...
thomas> So we have picked up a reiserfs bug between 2.4.21-6mdk 
thomas> and 2.4.22-0.5mdk... :-(

thomas> Seems I have my weekend planned now... this is _bad_

thomas> Juan,
thomas> are you able to replicate this?

thomas> [EMAIL PROTECTED] thomas]$ mount
thomas> /dev/sda7 on / type reiserfs (rw,notail)
thomas> none on /proc type proc (rw)
thomas> none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
thomas> none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620)
thomas> /dev/sdb7 on /var type reiserfs (rw,notail)
thomas> /dev/md0 on /home type reiserfs (rw,notail)
thomas> /dev/md1 on /var/spool/squid type reiserfs (rw,notail)
thomas> /dev/hda1 on /Data/Disk1 type xfs (rw)
thomas> /dev/hdc1 on /Data/Disk2 type xfs (rw)


thomas> BTW, is there anyone having an 2.4.22-0.1mdksecure rpm?
thomas> I want to check if this bug came when we switched to pre10,
thomas> or when we switched to rc2 ...


thomas> Thomas


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