From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Reiser4 status as of this weekend Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:30:59 -0700 Message-ID: <40A7A553.2020901@namesys.com> References: <003a01c4377d$d653eac0$7d02a8c0@toronto.chantrynetworks.com> <40A68F75.2030306@namesys.com> <20040515221017.GL1232@nysv.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20040515221017.GL1232@nysv.org> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Markus_T=F6rnqvist?= Cc: Russell Treleaven , ReiserFS List Markus T=F6rnqvist wrote: >On Sat, May 15, 2004 at 02:45:25PM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote: > > =20 > >>Some users are saying that it is rock solid (please contradict dear=20 >>readers). We the developers can use iozone to make it crash by mmapping = >> =20 >> > >I haven't had problems for a long time. > >Then again, I haven't used iozone ever. > > =20 > >>well structured for managing memory under that circumstance. The clean = >>fix for that for reiser4 given the way the Linux design is, is=20 >>substantial work to do right, and is in progress. We currently have a=20 >>fix that costs performance, and are fixing the performance issue (which=20 >>is fixable but requires code....). >> =20 >> > >Would you say this is the biggest issue? > =20 > It is the only issue that I know of. >What about NFS? > =20 > fixed by nikita recently but not released. See next snapshot. > =20 > >>We would probably have it ready to ship this week, but Nikita is leaving = >>Namesys after having done a great job here for way too little pay, and=20 >> =20 >> > >!!! >This is terrible news... > yeah, I agree. > I'm sorry, I'm at a loss of words... > >Nikita, hope to see you on IRC still and thanks for all the great >work and the help you've given me and everyone else. > >Best of luck. > > =20 > >>that means we need to have him and Saveliev spend a full week doing a=20 >>code review before he goes, and Zam and I are busy earning the next=20 >>month payroll money by doing work for digeo, and such is the free=20 >>software "business". Sigh. >> =20 >> > >This may be a tactless question, but what about the grant for implementing >views? It was insufficient? > =20 > It supports me and one programmer for the first 6 months. I did not bid=20 my being paid a high enough salary to pay the rest of the company on it,=20 so in order to get get beyond phase 1, so I must work 2 jobs while=20 having a long commute to one of them and running Namesys. I have to do=20 at least half the work in Phase 1 because we need to start the project=20 by doing the architectural work.... Also, it requires that 2/3 of the=20 work (by cost) be done in the US, and the moscow embassy has gone into=20 total asshole mode and isn't giving work visas to most russians. Still,=20 we will try to get work visas in 6 months. I hope that it being for DoD=20 work will increase the chance of getting visas. >Have you also considered making it easier for the community to write code? >I'm not talking about write-access handed liberally to bitkeeper, but >maybe some coding guide and stuff could be more prominently available? > =20 > It is in the source code..... we have the best commented source code in=20 the kernel (Andrew Morton is the only other kernel person who comments=20 code well that I know of). > =20 > >>So, stay tuned, and check again in two weeks. >> =20 >> > >Best of luck to the rest of you too. > > =20 > thanks