Re: reiser4 + loop + NFS = disaster.

[dE <de.techno@gmail.com>]

On 05/22/11 21:51, Edward Shishkin wrote:
> On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 4:59 PM, dE<de.techno@gmail.com>  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?