[OpenAFS] Files getting corrupted from some clients

Lars Schimmer l.schimmer@cgv.tugraz.at
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:32:18 +0100


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Harald Barth wrote:
>> I know you're not supposed to use AFS for database-like things, but it=
 seems
>> that if I can't even unpack a tarball without corruption, there's some=
 sort of
>> problem that needs to be resolved.
>=20
> True.
>=20
>>  fairly diverse range of Linux distributions.
>=20
> What file system type(s) do you use for AFS caches? I use ext2 or
> ext3. Because the cache does not contain anything that _must_ survive
> a reboot (unless you use the experimental disconnected features in
> 1.5.x), I suggest ext2 for speed. I had really bad experiences with
> reiserfs.

AFAIK you need to use a fs WITHOUT a journal for cache partitions, so
far I only use ext2. I do not know if that is resolved or not.

For me/our cell, we run still 1.4.7 (and older clients) and have not
seen a data corruptness for years AFAIR.

> Harald.

MfG,
Lars Schimmer
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