Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-30 Thread Casper . Dik
On 12/29/06, Eric Schrock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 11:23:30PM +0100, Holger Berger wrote: So the goal is to allow infinite nesting? That would be my guess, based on the fact that disallowing the opposite is effectively impossible. I guess it may be possible by

[zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-29 Thread Jason Austin
Which part is the bug? The crash or allowing pools of files that are on a zfs? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Schrock
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 01:48:17PM -0800, Jason Austin wrote: Which part is the bug? The crash or allowing pools of files that are on a zfs? The crash. Disallowing files from a ZFS filesystem would solve part of the problem, but one could always create a lofi device on top of a ZFS file, or

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-29 Thread Holger Berger
On 12/29/06, Eric Schrock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 01:48:17PM -0800, Jason Austin wrote: Which part is the bug? The crash or allowing pools of files that are on a zfs? The crash. Disallowing files from a ZFS filesystem would solve part of the problem, but one could

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-29 Thread Eric Schrock
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 11:23:30PM +0100, Holger Berger wrote: So the goal is to allow infinite nesting? That would be my guess, based on the fact that disallowing the opposite is effectively impossible. However, no serious investigation into this problem has been done. - Eric -- Eric

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Deadlock with a pool using files on another zfs?

2006-12-29 Thread Holger Berger
On 12/29/06, Eric Schrock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 11:23:30PM +0100, Holger Berger wrote: So the goal is to allow infinite nesting? That would be my guess, based on the fact that disallowing the opposite is effectively impossible. I guess it may be possible by