Re: [2.6.24-rc] pdflush stuck in D state

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Thursday, 22 of November 2007, tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com wrote:
> linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org wrote on 22/11/2007 16:28:22:
> 
> > linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org wrote on 22/11/2007 16:34:01:
> > 
> > > On Thursday, 22 of November 2007, Tvrtko A. Ursulin wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > 
> > > > So as the subject says - pdflush is stuck i D state which means 
> > > constant load 
> > > > average of at least one:
> > > > 
> > > > root       151  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        D    Nov20   0:33 
> > [pdflush]
> > > 
> > > Hm, this is supposed to be fixed.  Please see:
> > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9323
> > 
> > Doesn't look like the same bug to me - I have only ever seen pdflush get 
> 
> > stuck in D, not random processes.
> > 
> > Also, I can confirm that -rc3 I am running contains the patch referenced 
> 
> > in your bugzilla link above.

OK, so I'm adding this to the list of known regreesions.

Thanks,
Rafael