From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262188AbVFRWto (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:49:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262194AbVFRWto (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:49:44 -0400 Received: from bay104-f22.bay104.hotmail.com ([65.54.175.32]:16663 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262188AbVFRWte (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:49:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [65.54.175.204] X-Originating-Email: [idht4n@hotmail.com] In-Reply-To: <1119132601.5871.22.camel@localhost.localdomain> From: "David L" To: arjanv@redhat.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: bad: scheduling while atomic!: how bad? Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:49:33 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Jun 2005 22:49:33.0654 (UTC) FILETIME=[FED90760:01C57457] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [snip] >On Sat, 2005-06-18 at 14:59 -0700, David L wrote: > > I'm seeing the message: > > > > bad: scheduling while atomic! > > > > I see this dozens of times when I'm writing to a nand flash device using >a > > vendor-provided driver from Compulab in 2.6.8.1. Does this mean the >driver > > has a bug or is incompatible with the preemptive configuration option? >How > > bad is "bad"? Should I turn of the preemption option, ignore the >message, > > or what? > >can you post the sourcecode of the driver? it needs fixing... It's on-line at: http://www.compulab.co.il/686-developer.htm under "Linux - kernel, drivers and patches". After unzipping, it's in: Drivers & Patches 2.6/Flash Disk/cl_fdrv.tgz Cheers... David _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/