[PATCH] Lockmgr deadlock on STABLE_8

[Pete French]

> In order to allow a MFC, a similar approach, being a bit sub-optimal,
> but not breaking ABI, has been prepared for STABLE_8:
> http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/lockmgr_fix8.diff
>
> I'm seeking for testers here.
> Any report would be very much appreciated.

I'll give this a shot - I ahve a machine running 8.0 which shows
occasional lockups (though annoyingly not with WITNESS in the
kernel). I shall update to the latest stable, apply the patch and
run GENERIC on it to see what happens.

cheeers,

-pete.