Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2011-01-08 Thread Julien Cristau
user release.debian@packages.debian.org usertag 608185 squeeze-can-defer tag 608185 squeeze-ignore kthxbye On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 21:53:06 +0800, Aron Xu wrote: > Package: btrfs-tools > Version: 0.19+20100601-3, 0.19+20101101-1 > Severity: serious > > Balance tree action of btrfs command sh

Bug#608185: Bug #608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-29 Thread Uwe Kleine-König
Hello Aron, On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 01:31:41PM +0800, Aron Xu wrote: > I think a workaround (geteuid test) is needed to be settled in > btrfs-tools, but not just wait for a kernel change. if you want to stop people doing bad things by accident, OK, but a geteuid test won't stop people that want to

Bug#608185: Bug #608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-29 Thread Aron Xu
2010/12/29 Uwe Kleine-König : > Hello Aron, > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 01:31:41PM +0800, Aron Xu wrote: >> I think a workaround (geteuid test) is needed to be settled in >> btrfs-tools, but not just wait for a kernel change. > if you want to stop people doing bad things by accident, OK, but a > ge

Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-29 Thread Aron Xu
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 22:49, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 21:53 +0800, Aron Xu wrote: >> Balance tree action of btrfs command should be limited to only root >> user, because it may cause data corrupt > > Why would it cause corruption? > It shouldn't cause corruption if it always

Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-29 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 21:53 +0800, Aron Xu wrote: > Package: btrfs-tools > Version: 0.19+20100601-3, 0.19+20101101-1 > Severity: serious > > Balance tree action of btrfs command should be limited to only root > user, because it may cause data corrupt Why would it cause corruption? > and usually

Bug#608185: Bug #608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-28 Thread Aron Xu
I think a workaround (geteuid test) is needed to be settled in btrfs-tools, but not just wait for a kernel change. -- Regards, Aron Xu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-28 Thread Daniel Baumann
reassign 608185 linux-2.6 severity 608185 important thanks On 12/28/2010 04:38 PM, Julien Cristau wrote: > Yes, it would be. reassigning then. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@progress-technologies.net Internet: http://

Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-28 Thread Julien Cristau
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 21:53:06 +0800, Aron Xu wrote: > What's more, I'm not sure whether this should be a bug in the Linux kernel, Yes, it would be. Cheers, Julien signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#608185: Bug #608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-28 Thread Aron Xu
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 21:53, Aron Xu wrote: > Package: btrfs-tools > Version: 0.19+20100601-3, 0.19+20101101-1 > Severity: serious > > Balance tree action of btrfs command should be limited to only root > user, because it may cause data corrupt and usually result in an > uninterruptible process

Bug#608185: btrfs-tools: balance tree action should be only triggered by root

2010-12-28 Thread Aron Xu
Package: btrfs-tools Version: 0.19+20100601-3, 0.19+20101101-1 Severity: serious Balance tree action of btrfs command should be limited to only root user, because it may cause data corrupt and usually result in an uninterruptible process which is causing a heavy I/O load (the process may keep runi