Re: hanging process: state `layerf'

[Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd%2009.salmi.ch@localhost>]

Matthias Scheler --> current-users (2009-11-18 10:24:58 +0000):
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:55:07AM +0100, Jukka Salmi wrote:
> > since I updated the kernel of a NetBSD/i386 5.0_STABLE system yesterday I'm
> > seeing processes hanging forever (or just longer than my patience lasts...).
> 
> You might be affected by this problem ...
> 
>       http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2009/11/15/msg011283.html
> 
> ... which should be fixed by this commit ...
> 
>       http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2009/11/17/msg003307.html
> 
> ... that hasn't been pulled up yet.
> 
> You can apply it your "netbsd-5" source tree like this:
> 
> cd src/sys/kern
> cvs update -kk -j1.386 -j1.387 vfs_subr.c

Thanks, but this doesn't help, I'm still able to reproduce the problem.

I'll try enami's [1]patch later today if I find some time.


Regards, Jukka

[1] http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2009/11/11/msg011146.html

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