From bd2a15733c0f5566eb56d33a5481f3c3e8d1ff71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zygo Blaxell Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:56:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] README: update Linux kernel bugs list (v4.14) Add the new WARN_ON bug in v4.14. Clarify what happens when bees is run on a kernel that is too old. Signed-off-by: Zygo Blaxell --- README.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fdecc54..c620735 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ Bug fixes (sometimes included in older LTS kernels): last one. * 4.14: backref performance improvements make LOGICAL_INO even faster in the worst cases (but possibly slower in the best cases?). +* (unmerged): WARN_ON(ref->count < 0) in fs/btrfs/backref.c triggers + almost once per second. The WARN_ON is incorrect and can be removed. Unfixed kernel bugs (as of 4.11.9) with workarounds in Bees: @@ -386,13 +388,13 @@ Dependencies * Minimum Linux kernel version: 4.4.3 - Don't bother trying to make Bees work with older kernels. - It won't end well. + Don't bother trying to make Bees work with older kernels. It won't + end well: there are too many missing features and bugs to work around. * Minimum *recommended* Linux kernel version: 4.11 - Earlier kernels are usable with bees, but a few performance bugs - and hangs in dedup-related functions remain. + Earlier kernels are usable with bees, but bees can trigger a few + performance bugs and hangs in dedup-related functions. * markdown