From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Reiser4 unlink performance Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:42:45 -0800 Message-ID: <4404B5C5.3090702@namesys.com> References: <200602282248.04647.zam@namesys.com> <4404AB03.3000708@namesys.com> <200602282306.35488.zam@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <200602282306.35488.zam@namesys.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Alexander Zarochentsev Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com, "Alec H. Peterson" Alexander Zarochentsev wrote: >On Tuesday 28 February 2006 22:56, Hans Reiser wrote: > > >>Alexander Zarochentsev wrote: >> >> >>>On Tuesday 28 February 2006 22:11, Hans Reiser wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Alec H. Peterson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi Alexander, >>>>> >>>>>On Feb 26, 2006, at 13:42, Alexander Zarochentsev wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Which kernel version and reiser4 patches were used? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>2.6.15.4r4 kernel, >>>>>reiser4-for-2.6.15-1.patch >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Is the system SMP? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Yes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>No, "Flushing like mad" usually indicates a bug. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>Please describe it in more detail. >>>> >>>> >>>The flush algorithm designed to make progress in any iteration. >>>"flushing like mad" messages usually indicates that the flush can't >>>make progress. >>> >>> >>Yet more detail please. >> >> > >the algorithm does not work as designed, it is a design bug or an >implementation bug ;) > > > I seem to remember vs saying this message could be ignored safely at times in the past, which is why I am asking you for more details. Hans