On Fri, 2021-02-19 at 00:12 -0800, Jose R Rodriguez wrote: > On Tue, 2021-02-16 at 21:02 +0100, Edward Shishkin wrote: > > > > > > On 02/16/2021 04:56 PM, Jose R Rodriguez wrote: > > > On Mon, 2021-02-08 at 17:03 +0100, Edward Shishkin wrote: > > > > On 02/08/2021 01:54 PM, Metztli Information Technology wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 3:40 PM Edward Shishkin < > > > > > edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/23/2020 05:01 PM, Metztli Information Technology wrote: > > > > > > > Niltze [Ð—Ð´Ñ€Ð°Ð²Ñ Ñ‚Ð²ÑƒÐ¹Ñ‚Ðµ : Hello], Ed- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I built Linux kernel 5.10.1-1 within the 'Debian way' -- as > > > > > > > usual -- to generate a kernel component for my Debian-Installer > > > > > > > (d-i). > > > > > > > The patch I applied is reiser4-for-5.10-rc3.patch.gz from v5- > > > > > > > unstable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once I built the proper reiser4progs-2.0.4.tar.gz and generated > > > > > > > one set of components for d-i I built the d-i image. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fact is, the installer throws an error in *both* bare metal and > > > > > > > VirtualBox 6.1.16: > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 main-menu[330]: INFO: Menu item 'bootstrap- > > > > > > > base' selected > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 debootstrap: /usr/sbin/debootstrap -- > > > > > > > components=main --debian-installer --resolve-deps -- > > > > > > > keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/archive.gpg buster /target > > > > > > > http://deb.debian.org/debian/ > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 debootstrap: /usr/sbin/debootstrap: line 1596: > > > > > > > /target/test-exec: Invalid argument > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 kernel: [ 1018.632648] kernel read not > > > > > > > supported for file /test-exec (pid: 10077 comm: debootstrap) > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 debootstrap: E: NOEXEC > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:19:56 debootstrap: EF: Cannot install into target > > > > > > > '/target' mounted with noexec or nodev > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:20:12 base-installer: error: exiting on error base- > > > > > > > installer/debootstrap-failed > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:20:14 main-menu[330]: WARNING **: Configuring > > > > > > > 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1 > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:20:14 main-menu[330]: WARNING **: Menu item > > > > > > > 'bootstrap-base' failed. > > > > > > > Dec 22 20:20:15 main-menu[330]: INFO: Falling back to the > > > > > > > package description for brltty-udeb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Apparently, d-i [Debian-installer] complains about being unable > > > > > > > to set the test file executable and causes the error when 1 is > > > > > > > returned. > > > > > > > Notwithstanding, I manually verified that I am able to touch a > > > > > > > file and set it +x executable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Furthermore, tricking the function return value to 0 I am able > > > > > > > to make d-i continue with the latest SFRN5 installation (see > > > > > > > [*trick*] below); yet, subsequently halts again with > > > > > > > an apparently related error --can not proceed any further. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Digging deeper with dmesg, we can see that apparently it is the > > > > > > > kernel which cannot 'read' properly. Please find a partial > > > > > > > dmesg log with relevant output > > > > > > > from an attempt on my physical development machine. > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > [ 508.614488] Loading Reiser4 (Software Framework Release: > > > > > > > 5.1.3). See reiser4.wiki.kernel.org for a description of > > > > > > > Reiser4. > > > > > > > [ 508.661951] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, > > > > > > > realtime, quota, no debug enabled > > > > > > > [ 509.326270] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3 > > > > > > > [ 509.326505] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.43.0-ioctl (2020-10-01) > > > > > > > initialised: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > [ 509.902828] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 > > > > > > > [ 509.915300] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 > > > > > > > [ 511.973360] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 > > > > > > > [ 627.525371] Adding 9765884k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-2 > > > > > > > extents:1 across:9765884k FS > > > > > > > [ 636.240812] reiser4[mount(9430)]: reiser4_register_subvol > > > > > > > (fs/reiser4/init_volume.c:222)[edward-1932]: > > > > > > > [ 636.240812] NOTICE: brick /dev/sda6 has been registered > > > > > > > [ 636.243003] reiser4 (sda6): found disk format 5.1.3. > > > > > > > [ 643.759971] reiser4 (/dev/sda6): using Hybrid Transaction > > > > > > > Model. > > > > > > > [ 643.759980] reiser4: brick /dev/sda6 activated > > > > > > > [ 643.788537] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounting ext2 file system using > > > > > > > the ext4 subsystem > > > > > > > [ 643.813474] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem without > > > > > > > journal. Opts: (null) > > > > > > > [ 643.813488] ext2 filesystem being mounted at /target/boot > > > > > > > supports timestamps until 2038 (0x7fffffff) > > > > > > > [ 648.168730] kernel read not supported for file /test-exec > > > > > > > (pid: 9876 comm: debootstrap) [*trick*] > > > > > > > [ 898.761385] reiser4: brick /dev/sda6 deactivated > > > > > > > [ 991.001332] reiser4 (sda6): found disk format 5.1.3. > > > > > > > [ 999.093471] reiser4 (/dev/sda6): using Hybrid Transaction > > > > > > > Model. > > > > > > > [ 999.093480] reiser4: brick /dev/sda6 activated > > > > > > > [ 1009.340117] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounting ext2 file system using > > > > > > > the ext4 subsystem > > > > > > > [ 1009.362722] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem without > > > > > > > journal. Opts: (null) > > > > > > > [ 1009.362737] ext2 filesystem being mounted at /target/boot > > > > > > > supports timestamps until 2038 (0x7fffffff) > > > > > > > [ 6373.748413] kernel read not supported for file /test-exec > > > > > > > (pid: 10094 comm: debootstrap) > > > > > > > [ 6413.169920] kernel read not supported for file /usr/bin/true > > > > > > > (pid: 15960 comm: chroot) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is because of VFS changes in Linux-5.10.X. > > > > > > Specifically, because of the following patch: > > > > > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/17/174 > > > > > > In the upstream git repository it is commit > > > > > > 4d03e3cc59828c82ee89ea6e2 Your hint played a key role solving my issue, Sir. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, Christoph, what to do now for file systems which implement > > > > > > ->read() method of file operations? > > > > > > > > > > *deafening silence* it appears that -- in the best of cases -- > > > > > Christoph engaged in an act of _iter masturbation [1]; > > > > > and in the worst of cases, the gentleman was aiming straight at > > > > > reiser4. > > > > > > > > > > > ... It seems that chroot doesn't work > > > > > > for them. And people are not able to release distros with > > > > > > upgraded > > > > > > kernels.. > > > > > > > > > > Not only 'chroot doesn't work' for us, but even after replacing the > > > > > kernel in a reiser4 (proper SFRN ;) instance and > > > > > upon an initial Linux 5.10.x kernel boot: > > > > > ... > > > > > kernel read not supported for file usr/lib/systemd/systemd (pid: 1 > > > > > comm: run-init) > > > > > kernel panic -- not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > > > > > exitcod=0x00000100 > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > Fact is some of us have commercial interests when deploying > > > > > reiser4, both in cloud instances, baremetal, and on-premises. > > > > > > > > > > In the future if -- and only if -- our reiser4 efforts come to > > > > > successful fruition, quite likely in due time we will be > > > > > able to financially commit to the Penguin's Linux Foundation > > > > > temple, just like large corporations do > > > > > in exchange for indulgences[2] which virtue-wash their past > > > > > and/or current corp. officers' *substantially darker deeds*; > > > > > heck, 'indulgence trafficking' seems to assuage->numb->arg(STFU) > > > > > that 'virtuous' cult of GNU/Linux > > > > > developers/gatekeepers/maintainers' frivolous, *narcissist*, > > > > > ethics and/or moralities so often piled up against > > > > > Reiser's work --which, paradoxically(!?), actually was largely > > > > > implemented by Russian developers ;) > > > > > > > > > > In the meantime, I hacked a reverse patch that undoes some(all) of > > > > > the surreptitious lethal attack on reiser4 fs > > > > > -- at least on AMD64 architectures (I did away with other > > > > > arch/Kconfigs). > > > > > And no, I am not a git pro-, undoing what I could of commit > > > > > 4d03e3cc59828c82ee89ea6e27a2f3cdf95aaadf (as your hinted, Ed) > > > > > does not fix the 'kernel read' issue. > > > > > > > > > > Notwithstanding, I would appreciate if you can take a look at the > > > > > attached patch. Probably it can be streamlined and/or improved > > > > > further to minimize pain on subsequent Linux kernel upgrades. > > > > > > > > > > > > That patch is an attempt to swim against the current ;) > > > In a sense all of us who prefer reiser4 do not have a herd mentality. > > > So, yes, we 'swim against the current', if you will put it in those > > > terms, because we value data integrity (atomicity). > > > > > > Cool. > > Do you have resources to support such fork? > Well, I have 10 Gig storage slice in Yandex ;) Likely if I visit the site with > more frequency I might call out the US/NATO's trolls who immediate gang-up on > anyone who expresses anything positive about the President of the Russian > Federation. :) > > > > > > > > > > Notwithstanding, it is only an ephemeral hack for AMD64 architectures. > Reiterating, 'ephemeral hack' and not a fork per se. > > > > I have running locally reiser4 -enabled 5.10.13-2, 5.10.14-2, whereas I > > > have an Google Compute Engine (GCE), on an AMD Epyc (reizer4 label) > > > zone, custom instance testing with a cloud kernel 5.10.15-2. > > > > > > < https://metztli.it/buster/cloud-5.10.15-2+reizer4_0_2.png ;> Had a rough time pulling this reiser4 kernel hack out, Sir; thus I created a post for posterity and to potentially guide others who want to develop their reiser4 kernel hacks within the 'Debian way' (well, just an approximation ;) -- including a patch hack for Debian packaging for Linux 5.10.17 which generates the reiser4 module: < https://metztli.blog/nochtli/aS2 > Apropos, the Linux 5.10.15-2 reiser4 cloud instance previously referenced running on a Google AMD Epyc/Ryzen (reizer4 label) computing fabric zone/region, has now logged 11+ days humming smoothly: < https://metztli.it/buster/perf.png > > > > > > > Heck, I have updated the reiser4, Software Framework Release Number > > > (SFRN) 5.1.3, d-i netboot installer media with a test kernel 5.10.16-2 > > > < https://metztli.it/buster-reiser5/5.10.x/metztli-reiser4-sfrn5-ng.iso > > > > > > Note that fsck.reiser4 still doesn't work with 5.1.3 > *That* I was unaware, Sir. > > > > Thanks, > > Edward. > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > https://metztli.it/buster-reiser5/5.10.x/metztli-reiser4-sfrn5-ng.iso.SHA256SUM > > > > > > > > > > ... крутые? > > > > > > > > I no longer remember, why they want to get rid of set_fs for already > > > > 15 > > > > years, but ->read() and ->write() methods seem to be deprecated, and > > > > the > > > > correct way would be to implement the new ->read_iter() and > > > > write_iter() > > > > methods, where reiser4 works with "chunked" streams, represented by > > > > iov_iter structure, rather than with "continuous" streams, > > > > represented > > > > by char __user *buf. The task is not that difficult, but rather time > > > > consuming - I don't have a time for this right now.. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Edward. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The patch has been tested in my local development machine > > > > > environment -- > > > > > as I intalled the generated reiser4 -enabled linux 5.10.13/14 > > > > > meta/kernel into a Debian Bullseye already running reiser4 (with > > > > > proper SFRN) > > > > > and the kernel booted nicely. Subsequently, after installing the > > > > > linux headers, etc. I built a couple of upgraded kernels > > > > > in Debian Buster GCC-8 and Bullseye GCC-10 environments -- thus > > > > > the hack seems to be stable. > > > > > > > > > > Additionally, I have just made a Debian-Installer (d-i) with a > > > > > 'kernel read' -patched Linux 5.10.14.1 which successfully installed > > > > > into a VirtualBox 6.1.18 VM: > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://metztli.it/buster/reiser4_0_2-linux-5.10.14-kernel-read-patched.png > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Edward. > > > > > > > > > > Best Professional Regards. > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > "The bug was fixed, again way back in 2010, and over time chip- > > > > > designers have moved on to improved memory management techniques. > > > > > Torvalds wrote that this sort of memory space override has been > > > > > banished from the x86, powerpc, s390 and RISC-V architectures." > > > > > < https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/25/linux_5_10_rc1/ ;> > > > > > > > > > > [2] https://www.britannica.com/topic/indulgence > > > > > > > Given the fact that my custom Debian Installer netboot image defaults to a > ~500MB JFS boot partition while all the others default to reiser4, there is a > patch from JFS for 5.11 which applies nicely onto kernel 5.10.[0-14]: > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=9867cb1fd510187d8f828540bdb48f78fceb70b3 > > Nevertheless, if kernel 5.10.15 and above, I have attached a patch which > applies > JFS for 5.11 smoothly onto this 'ephemeral hack'. > > Additionally, have attached a couple of your reiser4 patches modified to apply > smoothly onto this, again, 'ephemeral hack':) > the one containing string 'stable' is for reiser4, Software Framework Release > Number (SFRN) 4.0.2. > the one containing string 'unstable' is for reiser4, Software Framework > Release > Number (SFRN) 5.1.3. > [] Best Professional Regards -- -- Jose R R http://metztli.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Metztli Reiser4: Debian Buster w/ Linux 5.9.16 AMD64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- feats ZSTD compression https://sf.net/projects/metztli-reiser4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- or SFRN 5.1.3, Metztli Reiser5 https://sf.net/projects/debian-reiser4/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Official current Reiser4 resources: https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/
