From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Edward Shishkin Subject: Re: Reiser4: Format 4.0.1: Meta(data) checksums Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:21:25 +0200 Message-ID: <55EF5155.2040701@gmail.com> References: <55E470E0.2070304@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=b2taOEyohjM0uF23eOdixX+oGC3vmrPrPGZElD+8adM=; b=Xb/UJNcTr0AZrTGkF3dJpoTq5Pf/rNmd3y7pZh5DbboXHN95uTKLEbvYt9GzaaluHZ Wim9jKJu6flKwVhz3QkpjCIm6UnYRmFR3q9oGrVDeFefxJGobWNkxStsNbZJCEkfxnZF jxz6kaqGc8UaWkil0aCdsw9V3J1nZQ/aWx8qmJUqRVz6MOGOj7GpX5tOZX0lfTokgN57 ZAiwVEyc64bex37FZO35GbmOaxob4BIRUMsJq+VUj3aSzxrI0PaBru5VDmOlFKEzXaMi YGIi/sbl+eckFJU3VDwoNJru61pmP5S/o4tTdGVWo/qSEmD3EiV4N1/CrHg9uAwt7X0M cllg== In-Reply-To: Sender: reiserfs-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Jose R R Cc: Reiserfs development mailing list On 09/08/2015 10:46 PM, Jose R R wrote: > Niltze, Ed- Hello > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Edward Shishkin > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is the first release of new software versions of reiser4 kernel >> module and reiser4prods, which invoke the builtin mechanism of >> tracking compatibility basing on versions of reiser4 plugin library. >> More about this can be found here: >> https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Reiser4_development_model >> >> Reiser4progs of the new software release version number 4.0.1 >> are provided by the package reiser4progs-1.1.0. Please find here: >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/reiser4/files/reiser4-utils/reiser4progs >> >> Reiser4 kernel module of the new software release version number >> 4.0.1 is provided by the patch reiser4-for-4.1.5. Please find here: >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/reiser4/files/reiser4-for-linux-4.x/ >> >> At mount time disk format version of your partition's superblock will >> be upgraded by the kernel, and you will be suggested to complete the >> upgrade offline by fsck: >> >> # dmesg | grep [rR]eiser4 >> Loading Reiser4 (format release: 4.0.1). >> reiser4: sda5: found disk format 4.0.0. >> reiser4: sda5: upgrading disk format to 4.0.1. >> reiser4: sda5: use 'fsck.reiser4 --fix' to complete disk format upgrade. >> >> You may ignore this suggestion and continue to work as usual. >> However, I would suggest to find a time and complete the upgrade. >> >> NOTE: after mount in the new kernel you won' t be able to >> check your partition by reiser4progs-1.0.9 and older versions, so >> please upgrade your reiser4progs BEFORE. Everyone who relies on >> liveCDs with reiser4progs-1.0.9, or older versions: be careful! >> >> More about reiser4 (meta)data checksums can be found here: >> https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Reiser4_checksums >> >> Thanks, >> Edward. >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > I have applied reiser4-for-4.1.5.patch.gz to both pristine > linux-4.1.5.tar.xz from kernel.org and to 4.1.6 from upstream Debian > and both kernels fail to (re)boot into the Reiser4 root partition in > which they were built. > > I am using Debian Sid reiser4progs_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb from > https://packages.debian.org/sid/reiser4progs > > In both instances, after GRUB boots from the boot partition into the > root Reiser4 partition and message after > fsck.reiser4 /dev/sdaX > [ 3.979349 ] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at > 0000000000000069 Could you catch the full stack dump at serial console, or take a pic of this by using camera? Thanks, Edward. > [...] > (initramfs prompt) will not boot into its Reiser4 partition > > From another partition I have even tried (using > reiser4progs_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb, too) > fsck.reiser4 --version > fsck.reiser4 1.1.0 > Format release: 4.0.1 > Copyright (C) 2001-2005 by Hans Reiser, licensing governed by > reiser4progs/COPYING. > > fsck.reiser4 --fix /dev/sdaX > and > fsck.reiser4 --build-fs /dev/sdaX > > which finished fine. Nevertheless upon rebooting into fsck'ed > partition with the Reiser4 4.0.1 kernel module nothing changes, i.e., > I get BUG and kernel boot stops at initramfs prompt. > > > Best Professional Regards. >