Re: kern/40375: netbsd-5: Process locks in vnode wchan when writing to LFS

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/40375; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost,
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Subject: Re: kern/40375: netbsd-5: Process locks in vnode wchan when
        writing to LFS
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:44:25 +0000

 On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 09:23:37AM +0000, Andrew Doran wrote:
  >>  For now, try 4.0_STABLE; there's also some talk of making an
  >>  lfs-renovation branch so it'll be usable again in 6.0.
  > 
  > I will vehemently oppose any such work if the "resurrection" is to be
  > anything like revivesa, where the patient is hooked back up to life support
  > and left to remain in a persistent vegetative state.
 
 I think I know how to fix the locking problems for good, although I
 need to dig around some to be sure it'll really work. I'm not
 convinced any of the other problems are really all that serious by
 comparison.
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost