Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 00:41:57 -0400 From: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, stable@freebsd.org, David Kirchner <dpk@dpk.net> Subject: Re: quota deadlock on 6.1-RC1 Message-ID: <44598615.3040400@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20060504033300.GA39935@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060502172225.GA90840@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060502174429.GH753@dimma.mow.oilspace.com> <44579EE1.6010300@rogers.com> <20060502180557.GA91762@xor.obsecurity.org> <4457A02C.9040408@rogers.com> <20060502182302.GA92027@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060503110503.O58458@fledge.watson.org> <35c231bf0605031821s582b6d03j3ee9d434a596f62a@mail.gmail.com> <20060504021908.GA714@soaustin.net> <35c231bf0605032011s65fbb1aby742438465ee98ee7@mail.gmail.com> <20060504033300.GA39935@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 08:11:32PM -0700, David Kirchner wrote: > >> On 5/3/06, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote: >> >>> To summarize: at some point you do, indeed, have to ship something. You >>> have to choose a point where the least number of users will see regressions >>> vs. the most number of users will see improvements. (Not everyone uses >>> quotas.) >>> >> FWIW, the snapshot bugs, particularly those seen during background >> fscks, can affect every installation, although you're unlikely to see >> them unless your server panics or loses power (or in some way requires >> a fsck on boot). >> > > You missed the part where snapshots have caused deadlocks under > varying conditions since day 1. They have never worked 100% reliably, > and despite our best efforts that will remain true with 6.1. > > Kris > Then why utilize a known non-functional technology?
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