From: Archie Cobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: backgroud fsck is still locking up system (fwd)
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To: Kirk McKusick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:23:36 -0800 (PST)
CC: Archie Cobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nate Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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Kirk McKusick wrote:
> OK, it looks like my hypothesis on having a small number of buffers
> and running out of them is the problem. I enclose below a patch which
> should check for the problem arising and help to mitigate it. I
> would appreciate you dropping it into your kernel and seeing if
> it solves your problem. The fix is not ideal, but merely to see
> if it solves this problem. If it does, I will figure out how to
> do it properly. Thanks for your help.
Yep, that fixes it. Now I just get the usual sluggishness while the
background fsck runs (which is not too bad), but it eventually
finishes and then all is well.
Thanks,
-Archie
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Archie Cobbs * Packet Design * http://www.packetdesign.com
Thanks for verifying that the idea works. I will attempt to figure
out how to do it correctly and submit a proposed fix.
Kirk McKusick
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