Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:21:31 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 trivial problems / notes Message-ID: <20071210002131.GA74729@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <9bbcef730712091554p63d4ec54sdaf0abcb6e5b1c65@mail.gmail.com> References: <fjho0k$hdc$1@ger.gmane.org> <20071209234943.GB2112@kobe.laptop> <9bbcef730712091554p63d4ec54sdaf0abcb6e5b1c65@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2007-12-10 00:54, Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote: >On 10/12/2007, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: >> Some of these are in the PEBKAC range of problems, though, i.e.: >> >> => tmpfs and fstab/fsck errors >> >> Since tmpfs /tmp is a memory file system, which is created from >> scratch every time, it makes no sense to fsck it on boot. > > And this gives it the right to block system from booting? I'd at least > like a symlink from "true" to "fsck_tmpfs". Heh, no, there's no reason to block the boot process because of a missing binary (although some may argue that botching fstab is not something that should be taken lightly). A *real* fix is probably something we should discuss with Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv at NetBSD.org> and the people who ported tmpfs to FreeBSD. For example, does it make sense to fsck a tmpfs, ever? When it's not mounted, is it accessible in any way? What are the `use cases' of the tmpfs filesystem, other than memory-backed /tmp mounts? > > => SCTP depends on IPv6 > > > > This is clearly documented in NOTES. I don't think it should count > > as a surprising fact. > > I know it's in the NOTES - I've added it when it bit me since I didn't > read the notes. Maybe I'll remove it. If it bit you, an experienced FreeBSD developer, it can bite others too. Let's work with re@ to get it in the release notes, if it's not already there (instead of deleting it from the list) :-) My last CVSup is from Wed Dec 05 19:32:59 2007 +0000 (right before I started preparing for Friday's FreeBSD talk at a nearby university), so I'll CVSup again tomorrow morning, and check how we can fit this into the release notes in a nice, non-intrusive but still useful manner.
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