Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 16:09:40 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!lambert.org!terry, ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!ponds!rivers Cc: ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!Artisoft.COM!ponds!freebsd.org!dyson, ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!Artisoft.COM!ponds!freebsd.org!freebsd-hackers, ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!Artisoft.COM!ponds!lambert.org!terry, ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!Artisoft.COM!ponds!rivers, ponds!uunet.uu.net!ponds!lambert.org!terry Subject: Re: More info on the daily panics... Message-ID: <199611062109.QAA00996@lakes.water.net>
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> > [ ... patch elided ... ] > > Yes. This is an equivalent workaround. > > I suppose the big question is: did this fix the problem for you? > It's been running since 9:00am this morning - if it lasts a week, I will declare it a success... > > -- > > One caution: if you do not use the macro, and the queue type is changed > yet again at some later time, this will introduce a "sneaky" bug that > will not be obvious. > > What's worse, if you are already familiar with the code, it will > "look right" because it will have been right the last time you > looked at it. > > Remember the queue type change on the mounted fs list? There was a > similar bug that "looked right" (I think that's where the macro came > from, FWIW). > > Well, in all honesty - I was too lazy to look up the macro name. But, you're right; this should be rewritten to use it... - Dave R. -
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