Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:34:47 -0500 From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> To: FreeBSD Stable Maling List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Swap Questions Message-ID: <55D36CB7.30201@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1508182026260.33963@gw-old.x-art.ru> References: <55CDE9EE.5090603@tundraware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1508141135030.80352@wonkity.com> <55CF8E0B.7050608@tundraware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1508172038500.31149@gw-old.x-art.ru> <55D23423.8090101@tundraware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1508182026260.33963@gw-old.x-art.ru>
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On 08/18/2015 12:29 PM, Antony Uspensky wrote: > On Mon, 17 Aug 2015, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > >> On 08/17/2015 12:53 PM, Antony Uspensky wrote: >>> On Sat, 15 Aug 2015, Tim Daneliuk wrote: >>> >>>> So -L does fix the problem - sort of. The machine picks up the file as >>>> additional swap on boot just fine. HWOEVER, when I try to reboot or shut >>>> down the host, I get a panic telling me some noise about not being able >>>> to shutdown swap for some reason. >>> >>> Try to swapoff (by hands) before shutdown. >>> Shutdown sequence, I think, unmounts carrying disk before swapping off a carried file. If I am right, -L should be processed on shutdown also. >>> Just a guess. >> >> Yes, that did it. >> >> But, isn't this kind of an operational bug? Shouldn't the shutdown logic >> do the swapoff before the unmount if it sees files being used for swap? > > Yes. Must. > >> i.e. Should I enter this as a bug report? > > Yes, please. > >> The only reason this matters - and it's a pretty big reason - is for production >> servers when someone logs in remotely, becomes root, and issued "reboot". The >> machine hangs at the panic and never comes back ... something you do not see >> unless you are in a console of some sort ... > Done. Bug report #202420 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Daneliuk tundra@tundraware.com PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/
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