Re: reiser4 + loop + NFS = disaster.

[dE <de.techno@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/22/11 21:51, Edward Shishkin wrote:
> On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 4:59 PM, dE<de.techno@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > On 05/22/11 16:34, Edward Shishkin wrote:
> > > On 05/22/2011 05:13 AM, dE wrote:
> > > > On 05/21/11 22:01, Edward Shishkin wrote:
> > > > > On 05/21/2011 06:09 PM, dE wrote:
> > > > > > I've been trying to loop mount reiser4 which resides on a file on an
> > > > > > exported NFS partition, it mounts fine but when copying a lot of small
> > > > > > files inside a complex directory tree everything just hangs all of a
> > > > > > sudden, in fact the whole share hangs. Any operation on the share
> > > > > > (including bash completion) will hang bash (or in that case any
> > > > > > application) completely.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Doing the same will work with any other FS. Parameters for reiser4 -
> > > > > which kernel is on NFS server?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Edward.
> > > > 2.6.32-debian.
> > > Could you please upgrade to the latest one (.38)?
> > > I remember there were some problems with loop
> > > devices over reiser4 files that have been fixed.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Edward.
> > Humm.. does it matter? It's just a server (it doesn't even have reiser4
> > support). The client matters, that's 37.
>  From your message I have understood that you export a file which is on
> reiser4 partition.
>
> Anyway, I don't consider complaints on -zen stuff. Perhaps this is
> problem in reiser4, but it would be better to make sure that it is
> reproducible in the configuration vanilla kernel 2.6.38 +
> reiser4-for-2.6.38.patch.
>
> Thanks,
> Edward.
>
> > >   Client is 2.6.37-zen (Gentoo)
> > > > > > create=ccreg40,compress=gzip1,compressMode=force,fibration=lexic_fibre,formatting=tails
> > > "formatting=tails" makes sense only for default file plugin (creg40).
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Edward.
It looks like the Zen kernel is a complete piece of rubble, you're 
right. It shows many other reiser4 related problems with systemrescuecd 
doesn't. There're a lot of non-reiser4 related issues too.

Speaking of which I was wondering about switching directly to 2.6.39, is 
a patch for 39 on the horizon?
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