From: bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
To: Remco van Mook <remco@virtu.nl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: buffer/page cache aliasing? Re: 2.4 odd behaviour of ramdisk + cramfs
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:45:44 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031113164544.GA24997@outpost.ds9a.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20031113171537.01ee82c8@services3.virtu.nl>
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 05:32:49PM +0100, Remco van Mook wrote:
> #! /bin/sh
> cat /flash/modules-2.4.21 > /dev/ram1
> mount -t cramfs -o ro /dev/ram1 /lib/modules
>
> Running it once causes the mount to fail with 'cramfs: wrong magic' -
> running it twice will make mount succeed on the second try.
Sounds like buffer/page cache aliasing perhaps? Does it work with other
filesystems?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-11-13 16:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-11-13 16:32 Remco van Mook
2003-11-13 16:45 ` bert hubert [this message]
2003-11-13 16:58 ` buffer/page cache aliasing? " Remco van Mook
2003-11-13 16:59 ` Meelis Roos
2003-11-13 17:13 ` Remco van Mook
2003-11-13 17:41 ` Meelis Roos
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