On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 5:01 PM <hgntk...@vfemail.net> wrote: > On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 12:51:41 -0700 > Linus Torvalds <torva...@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 9:53 AM <hgntk...@vfemail.net> wrote: > > > > > > It's been over 1 week since I sent this into the reiserfs-devel > > > mailing list. I'm escalating this as the kernel docs recommend. > > > I'm still willing to help debug and test a fix for this problem. > > > > The thing is, you're using an ancient 4.14 kernel, > > Sorry, I didn't realize kernel development went that fast. > I did try to go to the 5.X series, but the AMDGPU drivers don't work on > my SI card anymore (I need to bisect which takes time and many re-boots > to find the problematic commit). > I'll try the Radeon-SI driver and see if I can reproduce this reliably. > > > and a filesystem > > that isn't really maintained any more. You'll find very few people > > interested in trying to debug that combination. > > > > You *might* have more luck with a more modern kernel, but even then > > ... reiserfs? > > > >        Linus > > > > Why does no one (I've met others who share a similar sentiment), like > reiserfs? Could be because 'others' are all 'virtuous' individuals, employed by 'virtuous' corporations, headquartered at 'virtuous' western countries, whose 'virtuous' governments are able to finance the finest hasbara...er, propaganda, that a corporatocracy...er, 'democracy', can buy.
> I'm not looking for fight, I'm incredulous. It's a great FS > that survives oops-es, power failures, and random crashes very very well. > It's the only FLOSS FS with tail packing. On a more sober note, Reiser4, Software Framework Release Number (SFRN) 4.0.2, is stable, and supercedes the features you appreciate in reiserfs, like Edward stated in his subsequent reply. > > Thanks, > David Best Professional Regards. -- Jose R R http://metztli.it --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Metztli Reiser4: Debian Buster w/ Linux 5.5.19 AMD64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- feats ZSTD compression https://sf.net/projects/metztli-reiser4/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official current Reiser4 resources: https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/
