From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:42:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:42:16 -0400 Received: from h-207-228-73-44.gen.cadvision.com ([207.228.73.44]:6414 "EHLO mobilix.ras.ucalgary.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:41:58 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:29:13 -0600 Message-Id: <200109181529.f8IFTDJ10734@mobilix.ras.ucalgary.ca> From: Richard Gooch To: "Giacomo Catenazzi" Cc: Subject: Re: new OOPS 2.4.10-pre11, do_generic_file_read [devfs related?] In-Reply-To: <3BA73F45.4090704@dplanet.ch> In-Reply-To: <3BA73F45.4090704@dplanet.ch> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Giacomo Catenazzi writes: > Starting in 2.4.10-pre11 I have a new oops. > This time the oops happens also without floppy support, > but also this bug happen at boot time, when mounting root > rw. Also this time the oops seem reproducible. Wow! I should try 2.4.10-pre11. I have't had a chance yet. > devfs=nomount solve this bug (like the old bug). > > What the status of your devfs rewrite ? Only small progress: I spent last week in Boston setting up some test boxes, which was slower than expected thanks to battling with the non-standardness of Compaq boxen. Grrr. Regards, Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca