On August 18, 2022 7:18:27 PM UTC, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
<sebast...@breakpoint.cc> wrote:
>Source: havp
>Version: 0.93-2
>Severity: grave
>
>While testing havp before uploading I noticed that starting havp ends
>quickly with:
>| Starting HAVP Version: 0.93
>| Filesystem not supporting mandatory locks!
>| On Linux, you need to mount filesystem with "-o mand"
>
>The so called "mandatory locks" have been removed from the Linux kernel
>in v5.15 [0]. havp is compiled to use it and fails to continue if it is
>not working.
>
>We have to options now:
>- Remove havp from unstable.
>- Pass --disable-locking to configure and build it without it. This
> forces havp to download everything scan it first.
>
>I'm not a user of havp so I can't tell if disabling locking is an
>option. There is a script with loopback mount and everything just to use
>the locking without enabling it on the main partition.
>
>The first 5.15 kernel was uploaded by the end of 2021 and this went
>unnoticed until now. Probably even longer if it wasn't for #1016270.
>
>Given that and the dropping popcon numbers, I lean towards RM.
>
>Anyone?
>
>[0] https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f7e33bdbd6d1bdf9c3df8bba5abcf3399f957ac3
I agree. It's been dead upstream for a long time. I think this is a logical
point to put an end to trying to keep it alive in Debian.
Scott K
