Chris Mason wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> ReiserFS 3.6.5 beta is available for download at:
> ftp://ftp.devlinux.com/pub/namesys/2.3-beta/linux-2.3.99-pre6-reiserfs-3.6.5-patch.gz
>
> It will work against both 2.3.99-pre6 and 2.3.99-pre6-7. Since pre6
> has some I/O performance problems, pre6-7 is better for testing the patch
> right now.
>
> The biggest fix is for low memory deadlocks. Since our inodes have to be
> logged, kswapd, or anyone else trying to sync inodes to find more ram can
> end up deadlocked waiting on the journal. The fix was to add a
> dirty_inode call to struct super_operations, which mark_inode_dirty
> will use if provided. This allows us to keep the dirty inode list empty,
> and avoids the deadlocks.
>
> We've delayed the old format support for a week, so we can make an
> old format disk mounted under 2.3 still useable under the 2.2
> kernels. The code to convert to the new format is there, and it works,
> but it won't let you switch between 2.2 and 2.3 right now, so we've
> disabled it.
>
> Our biggest open bug is with knfsd (we can't serve inodes through iget).
> I'm fixing that, and working on our endian audit next.
>
> Please send bug reports to reiserfs@devlinux.com
>
> -chris
3.6.5 has been delayed until it is tested by Namesys personnel using our
standard pre-release testing methodology.
This is the Russian holidays, and we are moving our office, so we ask for your
patience.
Hans
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