Re: [PATCH] Re: 2.5.67: ppa driver & preempt == oops

Randy.Dunlap (rddunlap@osdl.org)
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:29:32 -0700


On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:07:46 -0700 Patrick Mansfield <patmans@us.ibm.com> wrote:

| On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 02:51:55PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
|
| > I have such a device at home. I can try to test it (if the device
| > still works). What needs to be tested?
|
| That would be nice.
|
| AFAIK just attach and mount it, and probably dd to/from it, and then post
| your fix :)

So I should test (and fix) 2.5.67-k.o and PREEMPT=y ??
Any other requirements?

| I think any removable scsi (direct access, not cdrom) media might show a
| problem (see recent "USB Mass Storage Device" thread from Jim Beam).
|
| > or maybe I can loan it to patmans for 1 day...
|
| I don't have a machine (that I know will boot current 2.5) with a parallel
| port.

IBM made some like that. :)
Maybe you'll have to walk across the street tomorrow.

| I/we should get some removable media attached to one of our scsi systems
| we have here (maybe usb storage).

Yes, you should. I have Zip SCSI, Zip Plus, Zip USB, USB hard drive,
and USB/IEEE1394 hard drive.

--
~Randy
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