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Re: [PATCH] Re: simple FS application that hangs 2.4-test5, mem mgmtproblem or FS buffer cache mgmt problem?
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 tytso@mit.edu wrote:
> Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:03:51 -0300 (BRST)
> From: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
>
> [Ted: could you add this problem to the 2.4 jobs list? thanks]
>
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Ying Chen/Almaden/IBM wrote:
>
> > I while back I reported some problems with buffer cache and
> > probably memory mgmt subsystem when I ran high IOPS with SPEC
> > SFS.
>
> > I recently tried the same thing, i.e., running large IOPS SPEC
> > SFS, against the test6 up kernel. I had no problem if I don't
> > turn HIGHMEM support on in the kernel. As soon as I turned
> > HIGHMEM support on (I have 2GB memory in my system), I ran into
> > the same problem, i.e., I'd get "Out of memory" sort of thing
> > from various subsystems, like SCSI or IP, and eventually my
> > kernel hangs.
>
> What's the currents status on this bug? Many thanks.
I still have no idea what could cause the bug ... ;(
regards,
Rik
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