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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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