From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261333AbTEAOme (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 May 2003 10:42:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261336AbTEAOme (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 May 2003 10:42:34 -0400 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:33432 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261333AbTEAOm3 (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 May 2003 10:42:29 -0400 Subject: Re: Tyan 2466 SMP locks hard with 2.4.20 + heavy disk i/o yet runs 2.2.* without problems From: Alan Cox To: Dirk Eddelbuettel Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20030501135228.GA19643@sonny.eddelbuettel.com> References: <20030501135228.GA19643@sonny.eddelbuettel.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1051797371.21446.12.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 01 May 2003 14:56:12 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Iau, 2003-05-01 at 14:52, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > Performance under 2.4.20 with ext3 + win4lin patch > - "Stable" until disk-heavy operation causes freeze, typically within > two to three days > - Heavy disk use (full backup writing, diff against big tarball, bonnie++) > freeze the machine hard, no ping, no sign of live > + memtest86 shows no problem with the ram If you don't have a PS/2 mouse plugged into the box add one. If that doens't help duplicate the crash without win4lin.