[arch-general] Kernel NULL pointer and crash - raid bug in 4.1.6 - and fix

[Tobias Powalowski]

Am 03.09.2015 um 15:03 schrieb Genes Lists:
> I (and others) have enocuntered a pretty nasty raid bug that crashes
> the machine running current 4.1.x stable. It seems a commit is
> available but not yet in 4.1.6.
>
> (commit 49895bcc7e566ba455eb2996607d6fbd3447ce16)
>
> Seems like it is in 4.2 tho.
>
> Not sure it's worth patching 4.1.6 with this if 4.2 is imminent - but
> it may be - it kills the machine and has caused some file lossage.
>
> Bugzilla:
>
>    Upstream: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103711
>    Arch    : https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/46188
>
> Tobias - what do you suggest best way to proceed - skip as 4.2 is out
> or patch 4.1.6?
>
> Thanks
>
> gene/
Uploading 4.2 to testing now, so no need to patch 4.1.x.

greetings
tpowa

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Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org


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