Re: vn_fullpath: 0xc85e24a0 is not locked but should be

From: Kris Kennaway <kris_at_obsecurity.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:12:20 -0800
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 06:44:05PM -0500, Jeff Roberson wrote:

> > > Okay, I'll wait without DEBUG_VFS_LOCKS until fix is committed.
> >
> > DEBUG_VFS_LOCKS is quite usable as long as you don't run find, tar, etc.
> > that traverses procfs.
> 
> This isn't entirely relevant, but I'd like to point out how happy I am
> that it works even this much.  When I started fixing up VFS we couldn't
> even run init without DEBUG_VFS_LOCKS panicing.  It took me a few weeks of
> hacking to get the system running anything useful with all of these
> assertions.  A lot of other people have put significant effort in along
> the way as well.  I'm very happy to see the progress.

If I remember it in the new year, I might try running the package
builds with DEBUG_VFS_LOCKS for a while.  Historically this has been a
very good way to locate out-of-the-way kernel bugs.

Kris "Bug Magnet" Kennaway

Received on Fri Dec 12 2003 - 15:12:22 UTC

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