Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:31:06 -0400 (EDT) | From | Justin Piszcz <> | Subject | Re: Kernel 2.6.30.4 loop(..?) regression (& with/2.6.31-rc6) |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 05:19:11PM -0400, Justin Piszcz wrote: >> For the root filesystem, on / type xfs (rw,noatime) >> For larger partitions (per the cryptoloop doc) the partition itself is >> setup via cryptoloop and then XFS ontop of that. Nothing special. > > Just to make sure we have all data here - you see the problem only > with loop devices backed by XFS, only with loop devices backed by > raw partitions or with both? Both.
> >>> Any way to trgiger it with just loop but not crypto, etc. >> Unfortunately not that I am aware of.. Would trying the kernel with the >> patch removed and mounted with -o nobarrier help to show us anything, or? > > Actually, yes - seeing what happens if you run plain 2.6.30 or 2.6.31-rc > without the backout patch, but with -o nobarrier would be very > interesting. > Will give it a try with 2.6.31-rc6 and mount all loop devices (both those backed by XFS and raw partitions) with -o nobarrier to see if the problem recurs. So far though with that patch up until this next test, there were no problems.
Justin.
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