retitle 747913 linux: [reiserfs] deadlock on writes # bug is likely in kernel reiserfs implementation, not in the tools reassign 747913 src:linux # guessing reporter's kernel version from uname string and date found 747913 linux/3.13.10-1 # my kernel version found 747913 linux/3.2.57-3+deb7u1 fixed 747913 linux-2.6/2.6.32-30 # doesn't qualify as critical per linux bug severity criteria severity 747913 important thanks
Hi Marco, I see these kind of deadlocks in reiserfs every few weeks. Certain applications seem to trigger it more quickly (Java and iceweasel) and sometimes I'm able to recover by killing certain processes. Unfortunately things went wrong sometime after Linux 2.6.32; when reiserfs was rewritten to use more granular locking instead of the Big Kernel Lock. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be enough development effort going into reiserfs any more, that I don't hold much hope someone will fix it. In the next Debian release, reiserfs support is planned to be mostly removed I think. So I agree, you should consider migrating to another filesystem, perhaps ext4. It is a shame; reiserfs served me well for many years and several past Debian releases. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org