From 8cee055ec4fac00e59f19620ab06e2b30dccee3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:39:59 +0200 Subject: IRC. --- hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) (limited to 'hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn') diff --git a/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn b/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn index ad79c7b9..8e15d1c7 100644 --- a/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] * [[Page_cache]] + * [[metadata_caching]] + ## Large Stores @@ -43,6 +45,48 @@ Smaller block sizes are commonly automatically selected by `mke2fs` when using small backend stores, like floppy devices. +#### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-06-30 + + at least having the same api in the debian package and the git + source would be great (in reference to the large store patch ofc) + braunr: the api part could be merged perhaps + it's very small apparently + braunr: the large store patch is a sad story. when it was first + submitted, one of the maintainers raised some concerns. the other didn't + share these (don't remember who is who), but the concerned one never + followed up with details. so it has been in limbo ever since. tschwinge + once promised to take it up, but didn't get around to it so far. plus, + the original author himself mentioned once that he didn't consider it + finished... + antrik: it's clearly not finished + there are XXXs here and there + it's called an RC1 and RC2 is mentioned in the release notes + youpi: well, that doesn't stop most other projects from commiting + stuff... including most emphatically the original Hurd code :-) + what do you refer to my "that" ? :) + "XXX" + right + at the time it made sense to delay applying + but I guess by nowadays standard we should just as well commit it + it works enough for Debian, already + there is just one bug I nkow about + the apt database file keeps haveing the wrong size, fixed by e2fsck + youpi: remember that patch should be fixed in the offset + declaration in diskfs.h + I don't remember about that + did we fix it in the debian package? + nope + you had issues when fixing it, didn't you? + (I don't remember where I can find the details about this) + i changed it, recompiled hurd and installed it, started a perl + rebuild and when running one of the two lfs tests it hard locked the vm + after ext2fs was taking 100% cpu for a bit + i don't exclude i could have done something stupid on my side + though + or there could just be actual issues, uncovered here + which can be quite probable + + # Documentation * -- cgit v1.2.3