Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] download.eclipse.org unavailable

[Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2021-08-11 5:19 a.m., Thomas Wolf wrote:

>       Thanks for https://www.eclipsestatus.io/incidents/rsr9qzb1yl2h .
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>       One thing that's missing IMO:
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>       Not _all_ problems are resolved. The incident shows that the
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>       backup/recovery mechanisms are not adequate for Gerrit. At least
>       the
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>       EGit repository is in a corrupted state since the incident, which
>       has
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>       brought EGit development to a standstill.
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>       I really mean "corrupted"; it's not just "some commits are
>       missing,
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>       push them again".
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>       Please see bug 575252 [1] and bug 575193 [2] (and there especially
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>       Matthias's comment [3]).
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We are dealing with missing data on a case-by-case basis via bugs.  And yes, data loss can lead to "corruption". In this case, Gerrit is not finding objects because they are missing. If the developers can locate them in their local git repos, they should be pushed up. Let's keep discussing your particular issues on on the bugs.

Denis

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Denis Roy

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