[CentOS] broken GFS

Wed May 14 11:26:24 UTC 2008
Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org>

Linux wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Tru Huynh <tru at centos.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:40:22AM +0300, Linux wrote:
>>  > What a coincidence. That is the 1st time I live such a thing. Well,
>>  > show me a way to prove.
>>  /var/log/messages ?
> Only a small part of it.
> 
>>  > This log is after update & reboot:
>>  > "May 11 16:06:03 xxxxx kernel: XFS: failed to read root inode"
>>  nothing more?
> Well, that is the only unexpected part. Just to show that XFS module
> was loaded for WRONG kernel. As you said, you newer saw before.
> 
>>  > According to this, there is a mystery in "May 11 16:06:03" because
>>  > there WAS a kmod_xfs but it was 53.1.14, not 53.1.19 as updated
>>  > kernel.
>>  too bad you rebooted 1 hour before the kernel-xfs module update.
> When was kernel-xfs module updated in repository? Just that time? If
> so too bad CentOS folks do not update every piece of kernel as a whole
> in repositories. Where is integrity?
> 
> If not, "yum update" does not update everything at once. I have to run
> yum update twice maybe more. First it will load kernel then see that a
> new kernel is available, will go and bring its modules...
> 
> Still, it is a bit annoying and confusing. I am beginning to think
> whether XFS is really supported in CentOS :)

OK ... let me give you an official answer

red hat does not even release the the gfs kmods on the same day as the 
kernel, that is FULLY supported and even an added expense for rhel4.

we DO NOT update xfs (or the centosplus kernel) on the same day as the 
base centos kernels.  We are NOT going to wait to release the main 
kernel security update for a day or more to get centosplus stuff also done.

xfs IS NOT SUPPORTED in the same way as the base centos distro is and 
xfs is not in RHEL.

Our 2 million users do not want to wait for the base kernel security 
updates for 2 extra days so that a very small group of people who use 
the xfs file system can get their updates at the same time.

It might take even longer to get these built as no one pays me to build 
them and I have a real job and a real life  ... if you can't do one of 
these:

1.  Build your own module.
2.  Exclude the kernel and only update it when the modules are ready.

Then you can pay me $200.00 per hour and I will manage your server for you.

Thanks,
Johnny Hughes

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