Marko, The software comes without warranty, and you don't get to yell at developers about what they should do.
Maybe Linux does what you want? Marko Cupać <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:07:59 +0100 > Claudio Jeker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You changed the FS type from the default used by the installer and > > expect us to document for this case? > > Oh, I see. So, what's next? "You changed mediaopt in hostname.if from > default used by the installer and expect us to support it, or to > document it once we don't support it anymore?" > > > You have it reverse. Where in the > > documentation does OpenBSD tell you that using a MFS mounted /var is > > perfectly OK and will not cause any trouble? > > More than a decade of using it in such way without any problems > whatsoever told me it used to be perfectly OK. Now you are telling me > it was undesired feature which has to be taken away? > > > You ripped off the warranty sticker > > I have always despised warranty stickers, and they were always first > thing to be ripped off my stuff. I am sad to see you, of all people (I > have deep respect for your work on OpenBSD) pulling this wording. > > > by using a non persistent file > > system for a partition that includes things like: > > backups/ Miscellaneous backup files. > > db/ Miscellaneous, automatically generated > > system- specific database files. > > sysmerge/ Checksum files and reference sets for > > sysmerge(8). > > syspatch/ Rollback tarballs > > and patch files for syspatch(8). > > I have enough understanding of administering OpenBSD to know the > importance of those partitions. I also know how and when to sync them to > persistent storage, and to pull them out of there while mounting them > as mfs's. > > > It should be fairly clear that these directories should not sit on a > > file system that loses all changes on reboot or powerloss. > > It is crystal clear to me what happens to these directories on reboot > or powerloss, mfs or ufs or nfs or a few other fs's. Does OpenBSD > nowadays optimise for lowest common denominator? > > > Guess it has to be done to protect us from people like you. > > Right, "you're with us or you're against us". I almost feel honoured to > hear "people like me" are a threat to "you", against which protective > measures need to be taken. > > Anyway, for those who still need to syspatch their mfs'd setups, I've > updated my article with workaround description, and whole install > procedure and patching procedure will be ready by the end of next week. > People interested in this thread probably know where to find it. > > -- > Before enlightenment - chop wood, draw water. > After enlightenment - chop wood, draw water. > > Marko Cupać > https://www.mimar.rs/ >
