I did more tests, and found the mkfs.xfs did not hang. I tried to make the xfs on 7TB logical volume, both 2.10.1 and 3.1.5 mkfs.xfs -f dev will work well, less than one minute. But when i tried to make xfs on 8TB logical volume, 2.10.1 works well, less than 1 minute, but 3.1.5 needs 5 minutes. On 4/6/12, daobang wang <wangdb1981@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jacky, > > Yes, the environment is like your description, i will try with > your suggestion. thanks a lot. > > On 4/6/12, Jack Wang <jack.wang.usish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> using bigger inode size or inode64 does help? >> >> So your environment is NVR software running in Linux ,100+ D1 streamer >> directly write to filesystem on top of 16 SATA disks (with raid5 and >> vg)? >> >> 2012/4/6 daobang wang <wangdb1981@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> There is another issue, i updated xfsprog from 2.10.1 to 3.1.5, and >>> found i could not make the xfs filesystem when the logical volume size >>> large than 8TB with command mkfs.xfs -f -i size=512 >>> /dev/vg+vg00+20120406101850/lv+nxx+lv0000, this command seems hang, it >>> did not return for a long time, is there any parameter i should >>> adjust? >>> >>> Thank you very much >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Daobang Wang. >>> >>> On 4/6/12, daobang wang <wangdb1981@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have found the solution, i updated the xfsprogs from 2.10.1 to >>>> 3.1.5, and could repair it, Thanks. >>>> >>>> Best Wishes, >>>> Daobang Wang. >>>> >>>> On 4/6/12, Stan Hoeppner <stan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> On 4/5/2012 1:48 AM, daobang wang wrote: >>>>>> Hi stan, >>>>>> >>>>>> I duplicated the input/output error issue, about the detail >>>>>> operations and logs, please see the attachments, Is there any way to >>>>>> fix this? thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> Daobang Wang. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> These fiilesystem issues have nothing to do with linux-raid. I'm >>>>> copying the XFS mailing list which is where this discussion should be >>>>> taking place from this point forward. Please reply-to-all, and paste >>>>> the output you previously attached, but inline this time. >>>>> >>>>> Also, since the XFS folks are unfamiliar with what you're doing up to >>>>> this point, please provide a basic description of your >>>>> hardware/storage >>>>> setup, kernel version, mdraid configuration, xfs_info output as well >>>>> as >>>>> your fstab XFS mount options, and a description of your workload. >>>>> >>>>> My best guess at this point as to the du and ls errors is that your >>>>> application is not behaving properly, or you're still running with XFS >>>>> barriers disabled, which, I say _loudly_ for the 2nd time, you should >>>>> NOT do in the absence of BBWC, which you stated you do not have. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stan >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs