Bug#272524: kernel: i2o_block leaks memory, hoggs processor

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Steve King wrote:

> Package: kernel
> Severity: important

could you please specify which kernel version you are using?
didn't see it in provided dmesg, maybe i'm blind..
 
> Running tiobench on a drive managed by i2o_block causes a memory
> leak which eventually makes the machine unusable.
> 
> The available memory slowly dimishes (cache shrinks).
> Processes begin to complain of no available memory.
> 
> During the same procedure, it seems to use 100% wait of 1 system
> processor.

can you still reproduce it with newer kernel images from unstable
based on 2.6.10?

thanks for your feedback.

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maks