Re: Release Sched and futex bug
Florin Andrei <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.redhat.release.phoebe |
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On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 02:04, M A Young wrote: > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Robert L. Millner wrote: > > > > Doing distribution testing when the rpm command stalls on the futex > > syscall every 1/3 to 1/4 times you use it where a reboot is apparently > > needed to make rpm work again at all is really, really irritating. > > It could be waiting for a (possibly stale) lock. Make sure no rpm related > processes are running, then delete /var/lib/rpm/__db* . Ah, yes. That's the workaround that eliminates the need for a reboot. Thanks for reminding me. :-) -- Florin Andrei "When banner ad revenue for a media outlet becomes more important than accuracy, it's time to find a new profession." - Tim Mullen -- Phoebe-list mailing list [email protected] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list