Re: how can I list out any replayed journal entries on startup in reiser4 filesystem

[Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/12/2011 03:06 PM, doiggl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:20:06 +0100, JonÃÅ Vidra<vidra.jonas@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Dne Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:20:13 +0100<doiggl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> napsal(a):
> > > Hello,
> > > I ask because the activation time on /dev/sdb ->  /media/disk is 130
> > > seconds or so with no progress on screen , so for me its helpful to see
> a
> > > progress indicator and a pass/fail at the end of journal replay
> process.
> > > Glenn
> >
> > Umount your partitions properly and use fsck if you don't. But I don't
> > think this is caused by a journal replay. How big is that disk? You may
> > consider using the "dont_load_bitmap" option â just put it into your
> > fstab or use the "-o" switch when you mount the FS.
>
> > How big is that disk?
> 1.7Terabyte | 1.1T used | 600 GB free |371,987 files,  all on one
> partition

Yes, this is not because of journal replays: you have a large
volume, and by default all bitmap blocks are loaded to memory
in mount time.

> Is this the correct format for dont_load_bitmap in /etc/fstab ?
>
> /dev/sdb /media/disk reiser4 defaults,dont_load_bitmap 0 0


There were complaints that loading bitmaps "on-demand" causes
system lockups, I didn't have a chance to look at this yet. So
I wouldn't recommend to use this mount option for now.

Edward.
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