Re: [PATCH 2/3] jbd: tidy up revoke cache initialisation and destruction

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2008/5/10 Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Sat,  3 May 2008 17:47:14 +0100
>  "Duane Griffin" <duaneg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  > Make revocation cache destruction safe to call if initialisation fails
>  > partially or entirely. This allows it to be used to cleanup in the case of
>  > initialisation failure, simplifying that code slightly.
>
>  This crashes the kernel early in boot.  Too early to catch via netconsole,
>  which is a bit odd.

Eeek, yes, an extremely silly bug. Sorry about that. I'll send a
revised version of the patch-set shortly, and this time I'll make sure
it is properly tested.

>  I also have a feeling that [patch 1/3] causes problems too but I've run out
>  of time to bisect it further.

Was there something in particular that worried you about it? I've gone
back and done some more testing with just that one, including testing
each of the error cases manually, and all looks fine.

Cheers,
Duane.

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