From: Russ Allbery Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:08:54 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Add NEWS files documenting disconnected and demand-attach X-Git-Tag: debian/1.5.73.3-1~66 X-Git-Url: https://git.michaelhowe.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4faddefa1ef4ea985727fd459c41498073a6cb40;p=packages%2Fo%2Fopenafs.git Add NEWS files documenting disconnected and demand-attach Add a NEWS file to openafs-fileserver saying that this package is built with demand-attach, and add a NEWS file to openafs-client saying that it's built with experimental disconnected support. --- diff --git a/debian/openafs-client.NEWS b/debian/openafs-client.NEWS index d95bd602a..62c0e5099 100644 --- a/debian/openafs-client.NEWS +++ b/debian/openafs-client.NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +openafs (1.5.61+dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=low + + This version of the OpenAFS client is built with experimental + disconnected support. This support should not change the normal + operation of the client unless it is used. If you wish to use it, + please be aware that it is an experimental feature, may not work + correctly, and may lose data. Disconnected mode is configured through + the fs discon command, which is not yet documented. + + -- Russ Allbery Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:54:16 -0700 + openafs (1.4.10+dfsg1-1) unstable; urgency=high This release of OpenAFS contains security fixes in the kernel module. diff --git a/debian/openafs-fileserver.NEWS b/debian/openafs-fileserver.NEWS index f55236617..e5648a1f8 100644 --- a/debian/openafs-fileserver.NEWS +++ b/debian/openafs-fileserver.NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +openafs (1.5.61+dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=low + + This version of the OpenAFS file server is built with demand-attach. + Demand-attach completely changes how the file server shuts down and + starts up. Instead of detaching all volumes on shutdown and reattaching + them on startup, the file server saves state to disk and restores state + when starting, enabling it to start far faster. Volumes are only + attached when used and are detached again if they go unused for an + extended period. Volumes can also be salvaged on demand. + + Demand-attach is experimental. Please only use this file server for + testing. It is not yet ready to run in a production environment. + + -- Russ Allbery Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:51:35 -0700 + openafs (1.4.4.dfsg1-4) unstable; urgency=low The files previously located in /etc/openafs/server-local have been