On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Branko Čibej <brane_at_wandisco.com> wrote:
> On 24.08.2015 15:32, stefan2_at_apache.org wrote:
> > Author: stefan2
> > Date: Mon Aug 24 13:32:41 2015
> > New Revision: 1697390
> >
> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1697390
> > Log:
> > * STATUS: Add svnfsfs load-index fixes (r1697381, r1697384, r1697387).
> >
> > Modified:
> > subversion/branches/1.9.x/STATUS
> >
> > Modified: subversion/branches/1.9.x/STATUS
> > URL:
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/branches/1.9.x/STATUS?rev=1697390&r1=1697389&r2=1697390&view=diff
> >
> ==============================================================================
> > --- subversion/branches/1.9.x/STATUS (original)
> > +++ subversion/branches/1.9.x/STATUS Mon Aug 24 13:32:41 2015
> > @@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ Candidate changes:
> > Votes:
> > +1: rhuijben
> >
> > + * r1697381, r1697384, r1697387
> > + Make 'svnfsfs load-index' work as advertised in the documentation
> > + Justification:
> > + svnfsfs load-index would only ever be used in high-stress
> situations
> > + like desaster recovery. So, while workarounds are possible, having
> > + people jump though a few extra hoops is a bad thing in that
> context.
> > + Votes:
> > + +1: stefan2
> > +
>
> I have to admit that I don't have a clue what this backport proposal is
> about. What doesn't work as advertised? What kind of workarounds are we
> talking about?
>
I documented them today in our release notes (r1697932).
> According to the log messages of these three revisions, it would appear
> that they're three (unrelated?) bug fixes in svnfsfs. However, I can't
> find any test cases that would help me verify that the fixes actually
> perform as advertised.
>
All 3 patches correct / deal with 'svnfsfs load-index' UI issues
where the tool would feed wrong data to FSFS' private APIs.
The actual internal API functionality is covered by fs-fs-private-tests.
r1697967 adds a UI test. I appended it to the list.
> In other words, I've no idea how to vote for this backport.
>
In case you want more input, clarification etc, I should be
on IRC from around 0930 UTC on tomorrow.
-- Stefan^2.
Received on 2015-08-26 19:01:21 CEST