Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:25:24 -0500 (EST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: why isn't quota dependant on ext2? |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Andrew Morton wrote: > > >> > ext3, ufs and udf also use the core quota code. > > >> > > >> The documentation says it only works with ext2 where would I find working > > >> utilities to get it working on ext3 ? > > > > > > ext3 uses the same tools as ext2 - checkquota, quotaon, etc. > > > > > > http://quota-tools.sourceforge.net/ (site seems to be broken) > > > > The bad news is that quota on ext3 is virtually guaranteed > > to deadlock, so you can do it, but you do not want to do it. > > Darnit, I had all that working 18 months ago ;) > > > The original memo describes a deadlock in RH 2.4.18-5, which > > I assure you, was NOT fixed in Marcelo 2.4.20. > > Yes, that's a common ext3 problem. A journal_start()/journal_stop() pair is > the same, for locking purposes, as down()/up(). So they need to be ranked > consistently. > > Let me crunch on that a bit... >
Thanks for the warning .. I was just about to restart my attempt at sparc+ext3+quota.
Gerhard
PS the help item for quota states that it only functions with ext2.
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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