Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Hi Roland, On 21/11/16 21:31, Roland Kammerer wrote: > On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 04:52:14PM +1300, Jan Bakuwel wrote: >> Hi Lars, >> >> On 19/11/16 03:05, Lars Ellenberg wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:53:43PM +1300, Jan Bakuwel wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> action=close >>>> I found the following in the archives >>>> (http://lists.linbit.com/pipermail/drbd-user/2012-July/018751.html): >>>> >>>> QUOTE >>>> >>>>> /Now I wonder: What does drbd0 want to tell me with those "BAD! ..." >>>> messages? / >>>> It's just some reference counter that should not have gone negative, >>>> but did, because we forgot to update/reinitialize it at some stage. >>>> >>>> Depending on your exact DRBD version, I could tell you various things >>>> about this. But if you run 8.3 git it is supposed to be fixed, finally... >>>> >>>>> /It seems to have completed the synchronization successfully. Also, no >>>> "read errors" where />/reported in on either host. />//>/Should I be concerned about the data integrity, now? / >>>> Nope. All good. >>>> >>>> UNQUOTE >>>> >>>> root at ns8p2:~# dpkg --list | grep drbd >>>> >>>> ii drbd-utils 8.9.2~rc1-2+deb8u1 amd64 RAID 1 over TCP/IP for Linux (user utilities) >>>> >>>> root at ns8p2:~# >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm running 8.9 ... is this still something I can safely ignore (and not fixed)? >>> No, you are NOT running drbd 8.9. That's the version of the userland tools. >>> >>> You want to check (and upgrade) your kernel module. >>> Check: modinfo drbd; head /proc/drbd >> Ok. I'm running kernel module 8.4.3 with 8.9 userland tools: >> >> root at ns8p2:~# modinfo drbd >> filename: >> /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/block/drbd/drbd.ko >> alias: block-major-147-* >> license: GPL >> version: 8.4.3 >> >> ... is this still something I can safely ignore (and not fixed)? > We are back at what Lars said: "You want to check (and upgrade) your > kernel module.". Don't miss the upgrade part just because it is in > parentheses. Out-of-tree 8.4.3 was February *2013*. I didn't miss the "upgrade part" but needed a little time to get my head around that. I've used Debian for years and have come to rely on the "rock solid" reputation as advertised as well as personally experienced. It's not feasible (for me) to know all intricate details of kernel versions and (in)compatible modules or drivers, instead I'm relying on the great work the Debian community (and you guys!) do. I'm using the current Debian stable assuming (wrongly perhaps?) that that would give me a stable operating platform with software (kernel, userland etc) all from the stable repositories. Debian Jessie apparently packages kernel module 8.4.3 with userland tools 8.9.2~rc1-2+deb8u1. Are you saying that the Debian kernel maintainers missed including a required / important / critical update to the drbd kernel module in the stock kernel shipped with Debian Jessie? If so, are you advising to upgrade the kernel as well as the drbd kernel module? Or are you advising to only upgrade the drbd kernel module? If so to which version should I upgrade it? According to https://www.drbd.org/en/doc/users-guide-84/s-upgrading-drbd, I need to obtain a hash from Linbit support if I want to use the Linbit provided packages for Debian. Would that upgrade the Debian maintained kernel to a Linbit maintained kernel? What is required to obtain the hash? kind regards, Jan -- Omiha Systems Ltd NEW ZEALAND For support please email support at omiha.com or browse to http://support.omiha.com For urgent support please call p +64 9 950 3007 m +64 22 103 9151 m +64 22 1984 064 m +64 22 312 5916