X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=bacula%2Ftechnotes-2.1;h=524e2a1dba6c8ce7c6177a97595869d5ed44fff6;hb=1337d9a1a75cc8f36eb8716b0daa1882e37d610a;hp=8426d3bd1a095ff590e526c582d9e111f116f123;hpb=e6a0ae5b5b86896458c2bccf66e45bfca5f2e396;p=bacula%2Fbacula diff --git a/bacula/technotes-2.1 b/bacula/technotes-2.1 index 8426d3bd1a..524e2a1dba 100644 --- a/bacula/technotes-2.1 +++ b/bacula/technotes-2.1 @@ -1,8 +1,401 @@ - Technical notes on version 2.1 + Technical notes on version 2.2 General: +04Nov07 +kes This patch fixes bug #1003 where putting the message output from + a Verify job into the catalog results in a recursive loop. The problem + seems to show up only with postgresql (to be verified). +02Nov07 +kes Fix bug #942 where lots of emails where generated when the heartbeat + interval was low and Bacula wanted a different tape from the one in + the drive. +26Oct07 +ebl Apply 2.2.5-lastwritten.patch to fix the LastWritten field + which was updated during a restore (or a reading migration) bug #982 +24Oct07 +ebl Use qmake-qt4 instead of qmake when available (debian system). +22Oct07 +kes Add a security warning to src/cats/make_catalog_backup.in indicating + that passing the password via the command line (arg 3) is insecure. + This responds to bug #990 (it doesn't fix it). +kes Apply 2.2.5-postgresql-errors.patch +kes Remove unneeded File table index on JobId, which is already + present as the first index of another multi-index. +19Oct07 +kes Set default debug_level to zero. This corrects bugs #991 and #993. +kes Fix a crash in bat when it cannot connect to the Director for example + if the Director is not running. +16Oct07 +kes Activate Close button on tray-monitor window. This fixes + bug #986. +12Oct07 +kes Fix spurious warning message printed when creating a volume with + a LabelFormat. This fixes bug #976. +Release Version 2.2.5 +09Oct07 +kes Add JobId in place of Job name in all the Jmsg() output. +kes Correct the APP_DESC for the Win32 storage service (remove an e). +06Oct07 +kes Add new SD despooling attributes and Dir inserting attributes + job status codes. This fixes bug #961. +kes Fix Win32 drive display in bat version browser. Fixes bug #962. +05Oct07 +kes Fix doc issue. This fixes bug #963. +kes Fix listing performance problems in bat. Pointed out by + Chris Howells. +ebl Fix replace on restore. This fixes bug #969 +kes Fix bat code that tests for Win32. This should fix bug #968 +kes Query 5 list wrong Vol after migration. This fixes bug #960 +04Oct07 +kes Correct lib/Makefile.in to include enh_fnmatch.o that was removed + in back porting from 2.3.x +03Oct07 +kes Backport almost 4000 lines of 2.3 code that fixes a number of bugs. + The details are included in the notes in this file. +28Sep07 +kes Backport 2.3 code that fixes: it fixes incorrect or incomplete error + messages; it fixes a problem opening the SQLite3 database when multiple + simultaneous jobs were running; it fixes a bug with certain versions of + MySQL where batch inserts failed because of table name character case + (upper/lower) differences. +kes Fix race condition that drops final block written to volume. + This happens in rare cases with multiple simultaneous jobs + when the Volume fills. This fixes bug #964. May be related + to bug #935 and possibly #903. +27Sep07 +kes Fix FD->SD authorization failure, which was due to spurious + wakeups from a pthread_cond_timedwait(). Simply check the + predicate before continuing. This fixes bug #953 +dvl Add new configuration item --archivedir +dvl Adjust regression tests to use tmp not /tmp. This will allow + multiple concurrent runs of the regression tests. +28Sep07 +kes Eliminate more strerror() and replace with bstrerror(). +kes Remove BSD getopt and replace with unrestricted IBM version. +kes Fix Win32 build for changed calling sequences. +27Sep07 +kes Fix FD->SD authorization failure, which was due to spurious + wakeups from a pthread_cond_timedwait(). Simply check the + predicate before continuing. This fixes bug #953. +kes Add const char where needed (more to do). +26Sep07 +kes Setup SQLite busy handler before doing queries. Fixes bug #967. +kes Don't overwrite error message in check_tables_version. + Fixes bug #966. +kes Unlock batch insert tables with same calls used elsewhere. +kes Allow starting 59 jobs a second. +kes Make SD session key more random. +kes Add retry for SQLite opening db if it fails. Probably helps + for bug #967. +kes Suppress extra error messages during batch insert failure. + Fixes bug #966. +kes Put some FD auth code on dbglvl rather than fixed. +kes Return insert attributes error message in db msg buffer to avoid + false error messages. Helps fix bug #966. +kes Separate batch init error messages. Probably helps fix bug #966. +kes If Dir gets an error during inserting attributes, cancel SD. + This reduces unnecessary error messages. +24Sep07 +ebl Cleanup batch insert code. Probably fixes bug #965. +23Sep07 +kes Turn off some code when batch insert not enabled. +kes Edit FD name in connect error messages. +22Sep07 +kes Add code to handle tray monitor separated from Win32 FD. +kes Fix display of Win32 tray monitor after reboot. Fixes bug #952. +20Sep07 +kes Fix ANSI tape labeling. This fixes bug #954. +kes Increase the max block size to 4MB fixes bug #957. +kes Apply 2.2.4-poll-mount fix, that resolves bug #908 where a tape + is not properly mounted (recognized) during a poll. +kes Apply 2.2.4-verify patch that resolves bug #958. A Verify catalog + Job that has differences reports Verify OK. +ebl Fixes #955 bug seg fault in Dir introduced with regexwhere relocation. + +Release Version 2.2.4 +14Sep07 +kes Increase size of name string when FD making connection to SD. + May fix bug #953. +13Sep07 +kes Add waits to multiple exit detection code to try to force pid + file to always be deleted. +kes Restore good dev.tar.gz to rescue set appropriate binary property. + This fixes bug #950. +kes Fix seg fault in error exit of acquire_for_read after unsuccessfully + trying to switch drives by checking for blocking before unblocking. + Fixes bug #906. +kes Cancel storage daemon in all cases where FD reports error. This + should fix virtually all cases of bug #920. +12Sep07 +kes Fix error message that was clobbered when Dir tells SD it does not + have write permission on Volume. This should fix a minor point + in bug #942, but not the main problem. +kes Add code to cancel job in SD if FD connection fails. This should + fix bug #920. +kes Add code in FD exit to prevent loops and a crash on FreeBSD. +kes Fix migration code to get correct Volume name with multiple volumes + by skipping |. Fixes bug #936. +kes Implement patch supplied by Landon to fix bug #944 where using + TLS with bconsole uses 99+% of the CPU. +kes Note, you need GTK >= 2.10 to be able to link the Tray Monitor + program. +kes Move patches into patches directory. +11Sep07 +ebl Fix bug #946 about "bacula-dir -t" which doesn't works + as expected. +09Sep07 +ebl Using "m" in bconsole will show messages like before, + and not memory usage. + +Release Version 2.2.3 +kes Note, you need GTK >= 2.10 to be able to link the Tray Monitor + program. +09Sep07 +kes Fix bug #935, and probably also bug #903 where files were not + restored. MediaId was not properly set in JobMedia record after + a Volume change. +07Sep07 +kes Add ./configure search in qwt-qt4 for qwt package +kes Apply Martin Simmons patch that should turn off the new API usage + when batch insert is turned off allowing building on older + PostgreSQLs. + +Release Version 2.2.2 +04Sep07 +ebl Detect if new PosgreSQL batch insert API is present. +kes Correct incorrect mempool call causing Director crash. +sb Update spec files for 2.2.1 release + +Release Version 2.2.1 +30Aug07 +kes Update POTFILES.in +kes Cleanup a few underquoted AC_DEFUNs in configure +kes Apply patch from Martin Simmons that adds a test for va_copy to + ./configure +29Aug07 +kes Fix bug #921 by increasing the number of tries to create a new volume + from 11 to 100. +kes Rework bmsg in ua_output to use va_copy() so that bvsnprintf() + can be called multiple times. Implement a version for machines + without va_copy() that gets a big buffer. +25Aug07 +kes Integrate more portable zone offset code into bsmtp.c + Submitted by Attila Fülöp. +24Aug07 +kes Fix bad SD->FD return status reported by + (James Harper) +ebl Fix a bug in read_close_session which return random status + thanks to James Harper +23Aug07 +kes Fix (hopefully) bug #930 by doing a db_escape_string() on file + and directory names during restore of single file/directories. +kes Add sanity checks to .sql command when string is empty. Hopefully + that will resolve Dirks Director crash. +22Aug07 +kes Apply patch submitted by Martin Simmons that corrects a seg fault + in the bsmtp chat subroutine when debug is >= 10. +21Aug07 +kes Fix Director crash when running bat SQL queries. +kes Add David's notes on Item 8: Copy pools. +18Aug07 +kes Rework projects file to be current and ready for a vote. +kes Enhance lex scanner error message. +17Aug07 +kes Tweak LICENSE file to mention BSD code. +kes Fix bat.pro.in so that it includes the OpenSSL libraries only + if specified on the ./configure. +kes Add first (not yet tested) cut of bcomm to the qt-console directory. + This class is intended to allow us to open a second bsock to the + Director while in the restore subdialog. +16Aug07 +kes Fix configure to create bat Makefile before creating dependencies. +kes Eliminate the egg files from the tray-monitor. Use gtk calls. +kes Add a tooltip to the tray monitor. +dvl Set the Director's PID file before dropping privs. This fixes + bug #923. +15Aug07 +kes Update AUTHORs file +kes Increase the default max concurrent jobs to 20 in FD and SD to + correspond with the default .conf files. +kes Rewrite the Win32 service routines. This eliminates the 3 copies + some different, of the same file created by RN when porting the + Win32 SD and Dir. +kes Rearrange some of the Win32 directories and the placement of the files + in them. +kes Set DEVELOPER flag in version.h + +======================================================================== +Release Version 2.2.0 +09Aug07 +kes Apply a second doc patch from Marc. +kes Apply a doc patch from Marc Schiffbauer that + improves the tips section that discusses how to setup multiple + simultaneous jobs. +08Aug07 +kes Update bat README file. +kes Apply patch from Allan Black that + corrects a typo in the Recycle status check in db_find_next_volume(). + This will probably fix a number of annoying problems with multiple + Recycled volumes. +kes Modify most of dird/msgchan.c to use bsock class calls rather than + bnet calls -- no functionality change. +07Aug07 +kes Modify the Verify output to specify if files are missing on + the Volume(s) or disk. Fixes confusion in bug #916. +kes When more than one Volume is read in a migration job, the last + Volume bytes reported are from the last read volume rather than + the last written volume. Fixed. This fixes bug #910. +kes Fix display of Recycle flag after update volume=foo recycle=yes. + It previously printed New Recyle flag is: no. This fixes bug + #917. +06Aug07 +kes Correct seg fault when switching tape drives during restore. +kes Commit uid_gid_name.c (replacement for idcache.c), but will not + be used until after 2.2.0 release. +04Aug07 +kes Remove fnmatch() in SD that permitted wild card specifications. + This fixes bug #914. +31Jul07 +kes Fix %g in filename returned by SQL for browse tree reported by + Dirk. +kes Fix configure so that it puts config.out in the cwd rather than + in src/qt-console +kes Attempt to fix the locking problem reported by Eric in bug #906. +kes Make berrno class to leave errno unchanged after constructor call. +kes Make bnet_server use the heap rather than the stack to allocate + its socket fd pointers to avoid a crash at termination. Problem + reported by Ryan Novosielski and bugs pointed out by Martin Simmons. +30Jul07 +kes Create new depkgs and depkgs-qt separating the qwt out of depkgs + and putting it in depkgs-qt along with Qt4.3. +29Jul07 +kes Rework code in acquire.c that switches drives for reading when + the Media Type does not match. This should fix bug #906 +28Jul07 +ebl Fix a director segfault during job setup #907 +kes Correct seg fault in postgresql when first operation returns no + rows. Fixes Dirks File browser problem seg fault with bat. +25Jul07 +kes Apply patch from Felix Schwarz that allows + building wxconsole on Fedora 7 with wxWidgets 2.8 (it works with + 2.6 as well). +24Jul07 +kes Implement PopUp YES/NO dialog for bat. +23Jul07 +ebl Fix a compilation bug when using #define BACL_WANT_NUMERIC_IDS +22Jul07 +kes Correct RunScript to terminate job in FD on failure. +kes Change abort_on_error and AbortJobOnError to fail_on_error + and FailJobOnError in RunScripts. +kes Minor tweaks of code formating in RunScripts, principally to + avoid depassing 80 columns. +21Jul07 +kes Eliminate one #ifdef Win32 in bsmtp +kes Implement grow tool to grow a file for testing very large databases. +kes Add big-vol-test to test Bacula seeking with > 5GB. +Release 2.1.28 beta +19Jul07 +kes Modify find_next_volume() to return all values in Media record. +kes Ensure that we keep Recycle Pool when moving Scratch volumes. + +Release 2.1.28 beta +18Jul07 +kes Update Release notes +17Jul07 +ebl fix a bug in get_scratch_volume() report by Andreas Helmcke + Warning, in previous beta version, all media get from scratch keep their + old retention. +16Jul07 +kes Tweaked Win32 installer to remove temp conf files at uninstall time. + This should fix bug #842. Made a note to look at removing the temp + files at the end of the install. +kes Add ability to mount and unmount a file device providing it is + marked as being removable and has the appropriate mount and unmount + commands defined in the Device resource. This fixes bug #830. +kes When applying a storage override, release all previous storage + definitions rather than just prepending the new storage. + This should prevent a good deal of confusion. +14Jul07 +kes Implement ./configure search for qwt libraries. +13Jul07 +kes Disable posting the WM_CLOSE message in KillRunningCopy of the + Win32 FD. This should fix bug #893. +kes Remove an unnecessary beep in Win32 init code. +kes Update copyright dates in Win32 executable about boxes. +kes Replace the FSF copyrighted getopt.c and getopt.h in the Win32 + code with a BSD getopt.c and getopt.h. +kes Remove sched.h from the Win32 compat directory -- not used. +kes Remove the Exit menu item from the Win32 tray monitor. If you really + need to shut it down, do it through the services panel or the command + line. +kes Remove some inappropriate Bacula FSFE copyrights. +ebl Tweak status client=xxx to be more easy to parse (more like in 2.0.x) +kes Fix regress config non-portable test as pointed out by + Florian Heigl +kes Fix PSCMD for HP-UX in configure.in to have proper syntax. + as pointed out by Florian Heigl +12Jul07 +kes Fix missing rctx. prefixes on the Darwin code in src/filed/restore.c + Reported by Frank Sweetser. + +Release 2.1.26 beta +12Jul07 +kes Fix client-only build. +kes Integrate client-only fixes for bsys (initgroups) and conio from + Sergey Svishchev for the AIX platform. +kes Make arguments to get_scratch_volume() in same order as other + such calls. +kes Rework the prune_volumes() subroutine so that after purging and + no volume found in desired pool, it will check for a scratch + volume. This prevents recycling the whole scratch pool. +kes Add code to status storage to print boffset_t (largefile support). +11Jul07 +kes Move qwt (Graphics libarary for Qt4) to depkgs. +kes You now need a --with-qwt= to be able to build bat. +kes Update src/win32/cats/bacula_cats.def to include the new + db_get_query_dbids() call on Win32. +07Jul07 +kes Correct a problem when selecting a scratch volume and moving + it to another pool that lost some columns. +kes Tweak some code in ua_update.c to use POOL_MEM instead of POOLMEM. +kes Enhance Autochanger error messages to include Volume and device name. +kes Rework prune_volumes() code to take account of InChanger flag, + and to handle recycling volumes going to the Scratch pool and + current pool because the RecyclePool directive. +kes Implement a better and more efficient db_get_query_dbids() to + handle creating and passing back a list of DBIds. + +Release 2.1.24 beta +03Jul07 +kes Start work on new more efficient DBId subroutine. First use + will be for recycling volume to Scratch inchanger. +kes Increase number of JobIds in pruning from 1000 to 10000. + This to be replaced by above routine. +kes Begin implementation of building Qt4 on Win32. +kes Correct typo in fix I added for bad TLS shutdown. +kes Pull 2.0.3 patches into patches directory. +kes Update Release notes. Include qt-console in line count. +kes Update Projects file. +30Jun07 +kes Integrate patch from Sergey Svishchev that fixes + bug in migration code where a job that spanned two volumes + was migrated twice. +29Jun07 +kes Implement new BST_DESPOOLING blocked state. Change from locking + during despooling in SD to blocking. This means that other threads + can work with the device structure, in particular the reservations + system while despooling. +28Jun07 +kes Fix return in reservation message queue that missed clearing + the jcr lock (implemented 26Jun07 below). +kes Rename a number of dev methods to make locking function names + a bit clearer. +kes Document locking in lock.c. Move lock structures to new file + lock.h. 26Jun07 +kes Move reservations message lock to lock jcr only this + fixes bug #861. kes Move main SD locking code into lock.c (new file). kes Update Win32 build to include lock.c