[linux-lvm] lvm deadlock with 2.4.x kernel?

[Joe Thornber]

On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 09:17:06PM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
> You're right though, pv_flush certainly doesn't look like it could cause
> any deadlocks.

I must admit I'm struggling to understand why PV_FLUSH even exists.
It does *exactly* the same thing as a BLKFLSBUF ioctl to the pv device
itself.  As such I agree that it's unlikely to be the culprit.

- Joe