Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?

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From: Chris Rankin
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 2:16 am

--- Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com> wrote:

This bug seems to be in the kernel's "memory management", and the last memory-related bug I had
(caused by a bad DIMM on another machine) caused creeping filesystem corruption. However, this
machine is my main desktop, and so I am keen to keep the filesystems intact. So yes, that involves
not running a kernel that has shown itself to be unreliable. 

I was hoping that someone with a deeper knowledge of the differences between 2.6.18 and 2.6.19
would have an idea of what might have triggered this problem, and yes, I was also thinking that
some more people would trip over it and help debug it.

But anyway - can someone please tell me what "Eeek! page_mapcount(page) went negative! (-1)" is
*really* saying/implying? Because I am currently translating this as "I WANT TO EAT YOUR
FILESYSTEMS".

Cheers,
Chris



	
	
		
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Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Wed Jan 24, 8:53 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Hugh Dickins, (Wed Jan 24, 9:12 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Mark Rustad, (Wed Jan 24, 9:28 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Wed Jan 24, 10:33 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Wed Jan 24, 3:37 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Wed Jan 24, 4:05 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Alan, (Wed Jan 24, 4:11 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Mark Rustad, (Wed Jan 24, 4:32 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Wed Jan 24, 4:45 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Ken Moffat, (Wed Jan 24, 6:00 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Mark Rustad, (Wed Jan 24, 8:05 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Thu Jan 25, 2:16 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Ken Moffat, (Thu Jan 25, 12:36 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Matt Mackall, (Thu Jan 25, 2:04 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Alistair John Strachan, (Thu Jan 25, 4:26 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Chris Rankin, (Fri Jan 26, 6:02 am)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Valdis.Kletnieks, (Thu Feb 1, 9:02 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Jon Masters, (Thu Feb 1, 11:47 pm)
Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?, Valdis.Kletnieks, (Fri Feb 2, 1:17 am)