Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 15:48:10 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Jason Arnaute <non_secure@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stress testing the UFS2 filesystem Message-ID: <446F8E9A.804@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20060520203851.80730.qmail@web50909.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060520203851.80730.qmail@web50909.mail.yahoo.com>
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Jason Arnaute wrote: > --- Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> wrote: > > >>Yes, you have a point that snapshots have been >>broken in >>the past. A lot of work has been done recently to >>fix >>them, as well as quotas. Your trollish digs only >>disrespect >>all the work being done, and they are not welcome >>here. > > > > If I were complaining about some new feature, some > advanced new addition to FreeBSD, then I would have no > place here. Setbacks and failures are part of any > project like this. No arguments there. > > But I am not complaining about some new feature, or > some cutting edge addition. I am complaining that a > bedrock function of the filesystem that has existed in > UNIX and UNIX-like OS's for _decades_ now no longer > functions in FreeBSD (quotas). I am complaining about > default functionality (snapshots) that was forced down > the throats of everyone (in the form of bg_fsck) over > two years ago that has _never worked_, and that 90% of > users have no idea of its presence or its > ramifications. > > Go ask Joe sysadmin who just installed FreeBSD 6.1 as > his companies mailserver if he realizes what will > happen if he BG fscks a filesystem that has been > filled to capacity. > > Oh, and yes, I do in fact have a patch for the quota > issues - it's called FreeBSD 4.x. > > This ridicule is _well deserved_. > # grep complain < rant.eml | wc -w 4 I think that your quota for complaining has been reached. Scott
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