From ac649cd4d8d189147deb766aa098e934270f4582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sawmke Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 19:01:32 +0000 Subject: --- .../Missing_automounts_block_every_command.mdwn | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/Missing_automounts_block_every_command.mdwn diff --git a/doc/bugs/Missing_automounts_block_every_command.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Missing_automounts_block_every_command.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..12a3463e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/Missing_automounts_block_every_command.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +### Please describe the problem. +When a remote is located on a device (network) that systemd is configured to automount but fails to do so, every git-annex command blocks/waits until the automount times out. + +Commands that have to access such a remote (e.g., `sync`, `move`) are are allowed to block, but commands that only operate on the local repository (e.g., `version`, `add`, `calckey`, `find`) or another one (`sync not-doesnotexist`, `move --to=not-doesnotexist`) should not. + +The Bash completion is also affected and blocks at every tab. + +Probably related: git-annex causes **not missing** idle hard drives (as remotes) to spin up for no reason – even for local commands and completions. + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? +Add a non-existing mount point to `/etc/fstab`: + + /dev/sdoesnotexist /mnt/doesnotexist ext4 defaults,noauto,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.device-timeout=10 0 0 + +Add a remote pointing to a path on `/mnt/doesnotexist`: + + $ git remote add doesnotexist /mnt/doesnotexist/path/to/repository + +Use any git-annex command and wait for at least `x-systemd.device-timeout`: + + $ time git-annex version > /dev/null + real 0m10.433s + user 0m0.171s + sys 0m0.028s + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + + git-annex version: 6.20171214-g61b515d71d + build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing Testsuite S3(multipartupload)(storageclasses) WebDAV Inotify DBus DesktopNotify ConcurrentOutput TorrentParser MagicMime Feeds + dependency versions: aws-0.18 bloomfilter-2.0.1.0 cryptonite-0.24 DAV-1.3.1 feed-1.0.0.0 ghc-8.2.2 http-client-0.5.7.1 persistent-sqlite-2.6.4 torrent-10000.1.1 uuid-1.3.13 yesod-1.4.5 + key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SHA3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM URL + remote types: git gcrypt p2p S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external + local repository version: 5 + supported repository versions: 3 5 6 + upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 3 4 5 + operating system: linux x86_64 + +### Please provide any additional information below. + +`strace` always includes a call to `stat("/mnt/doesnotexist/path/to/repository")`. + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) + +I’m very happy with git-annex (thanks) and use it frequently enough to notice this behavior. -- cgit v1.2.3