Re: [Linux-NTFS-Dev] 2.6.23 regression: second access of empty ntfs file leads to D state hang

[Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@cam.ac.uk>]

oops. forgot to attach the patch...   Here it is...

Best regards,

	Anton

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On 29 Oct 2007, at 13:39, Anton Altaparmakov wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks for the files.  That is really odd.  And you are sure this  
> just works with 2.6.22.10 on the exact same file?  Have you run   
> "chkdsk /f /v /x" on the NTFS volume from Windows?
>
> Would you be able to apply the attached patch to your 2.6.23.1  
> kernel and try again and then send me the NTFS error messages?  The  
> patch should cause more verbose error reporting to happen...  Thanks!
>
> Best regards,
>
> 	Anton
>
> On 29 Oct 2007, at 11:45, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 10:31 +0000, Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
> >
> > > Could you post the complete dmesg output, please?
> >
> > Attached.  This is after a reboot though, but a fresh attempt to  
> > sum the
> > 0 length file, so the NTFS message is there.
> >
> > > Nothing related has changed in the NTFS driver between 2.6.22.10 and
> > > 2.6.23 so I expect something else to be at fault here.
> > >
> > > Could you post your .config as well, please?
> >
> > Also attached.
> >
> > -Mike
>
> --
> Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @)
> Unix Support, Computing Service, University of Cambridge, CB2 3QH, UK
> Linux NTFS maintainer, http://www.linux-ntfs.org/

Best regards,

	Anton
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Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @)
Unix Support, Computing Service, University of Cambridge, CB2 3QH, UK
Linux NTFS maintainer, http://www.linux-ntfs.org/