[VMBUG] 2.4.15-pre7 Severe VM Bugs in 2.4.15-pre7

From: Jeff V. Merkey (jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 01:14:49 EST

The attached oops results from using NWFS on 2.4.15-pre7 with the
3Ware adapter. I do not know what is happening here, but looks
like some sort of severe memory corruption. In any event,
a very nasty looking bug.

I am looking through my code to see if I caused this, however, the
oops indicates my code does not seem to be involved in this oops. I
have noticed of late some severe stability issues with VM in 2.4.X
and I noticed Linus addressing some problems with the compiler
generating garbage instructions. I do not know if this is related.

Please advise, and let me know if anyone wants me to run down further
info. I do exercise the memory and IO subsystem a little more strenuously
than the buffer cache and perhaps I am stressing the VM in a different
way. Could also just simply be a bug I am causing.

Jeff


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