On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 02:55:03PM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 10/30/2014 09:14 AM, Kent Overstreet wrote: > > no, I've just been severely overworked, and overstressed, to the point > > that it might be time for a change of jobs - and unfortunately, there > > still isn't anyone else who can step in. It's not fun being the single > > point of failure. > > Don't sweat it Kent. Don't get discouraged. Stay positive. > > I tried bcache a few weeks ago for a pretty niche application and it > wasn't suitable for that workload for what I wanted it to do. I asked > questions here to make it work but got no responses. Would have been a > feather in your cap to had bcache on those systems--two 44TiB LUNs on > the small ones, 14x 44TiB LUNs on the large one--if it could have been > made to work with that workload. We'll probably fix it by modifying the > app to do full stripe buffer writes. Yes, this is much more work than > simply slapping in bcache, had it worked. I was looking for a quick fix. > > I know the demands from myself and others can create stress. But when > you feel stressed by it, remember that the demand is a direct result of > you creating something special, that people really want to use. > > You recognize and acknowledge the fact that you're a one man show right > now. Your users know it too. Do what you can when you can, and do it > right. I think most people will be more forgiving of delays than > mistakes, or broken promises, or silence. Communication helps. If > you're bogged down, just post a quick note the list letting everyone > know. A quick update like that goes a long way, whereas silence breeds > discontent among users, because they don't know what's going on. > > Keep your chin up. You'll get there, even if it takes longer than folks > would like. > > Best regards, > > Stan Thanks, I really do appreciate the kind words. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bcache" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
