From: Metztli Information Technology <jose.r.r@metztli.com>
To: <Hgntkwis@vfemail.net>, <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <reiserfs-devel@vger.kernel.org>,
<edward.shishkin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: IO lockup on reiserfs FS.
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 19:05:40 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200806020540.D8E866723A77@huitzilopochtli.metztli-it.com> (raw)
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On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 5:01 PM <Hgntkwis@vfemail.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 12:51:41 -0700
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 9:53 AM <Hgntkwis@vfemail.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > It's been over 1 week since I sent this into the reiserfs-devel
> > > mailing list. I'm escalating this as the kernel docs recommend.
> > > I'm still willing to help debug and test a fix for this problem.
> >
> > The thing is, you're using an ancient 4.14 kernel,
>
> Sorry, I didn't realize kernel development went that fast.
> I did try to go to the 5.X series, but the AMDGPU drivers don't work on
> my SI card anymore (I need to bisect which takes time and many re-boots
> to find the problematic commit).
> I'll try the Radeon-SI driver and see if I can reproduce this reliably.
>
> > and a filesystem
> > that isn't really maintained any more. You'll find very few people
> > interested in trying to debug that combination.
> >
> > You *might* have more luck with a more modern kernel, but even then
> > ... reiserfs?
> >
> > Linus
> >
>
> Why does no one (I've met others who share a similar sentiment), like
> reiserfs?
Could be because 'others' are all 'virtuous' individuals, employed by 'virtuous' corporations, headquartered at 'virtuous' western countries, whose 'virtuous' governments are able to finance the finest hasbara...er, propaganda, that a corporatocracy...er, 'democracy', can buy.
> I'm not looking for fight, I'm incredulous. It's a great FS
> that survives oops-es, power failures, and random crashes very very well.
> It's the only FLOSS FS with tail packing.
On a more sober note, Reiser4, Software Framework Release Number (SFRN) 4.0.2, is stable, and supercedes the features you appreciate in reiserfs, like Edward stated in his subsequent reply.
>
> Thanks,
> David
Best Professional Regards.
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2020-08-06 2:05 Metztli Information Technology [this message]
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2020-07-29 2:34 PROBLEM: IO lockup on reiserfs FS David Niklas
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2020-07-29 2:34 ` David Niklas
2020-08-05 16:53 ` Hgntkwis
2020-08-05 19:51 ` Linus Torvalds
2020-08-06 0:01 ` Hgntkwis
2020-08-06 0:37 ` Edward Shishkin
2020-08-17 14:56 ` David Niklas
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