Re: startmol >=.56 locks machine hard [was Re: Improved 9.1 support]


Subject: Re: startmol >=.56 locks machine hard [was Re: Improved 9.1 support]
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh@kernel.crashing.org)
Date: Wed Apr 11 2001 - 15:56:37 MDT


>
>I think I've eliminated this bug now - it was caused
>by the large latency of the mftb/mfdec instructions
>on 604 (the 7450 was probably also affected).
>
>The fix is in the bitkeeper repository. The rsync
>snapshot will be updated within a couple of hours.

I've removed the obsolete MOL hooks & MOL config option in
my rsync 2.4.4pre1 kernel and added the export of
flush_hash_page. The latest bk MOL appears to work fine.

I'll push those changes to bitkeeper soon.

Ben



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