Re: [reiserfs-dev] 2.5.4-pre1: zero-filled files reiserfs

From: Alex Riesen (fork0@users.sourceforge.net)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2002 - 15:01:56 EST


On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 04:08:51PM +0300, Oleg Drokin wrote:
> Hello!
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 12:11:14PM +0100, Luigi Genoni wrote:
>
> > > > I run slackware 8.0.49, and there was no log replaying.
> > then I do a normal reboot in 2.4.17, without any fsck,
> > there is log reply, it is a normal reboot.
> Some confusion is going on.
> So do you have log replay or you do not have log replay?
>
> > Well, some files get corrupted.
> Ok. That's definitely bad. You said you see corruptions on two boxes, right?
> Is it as simple as boot into 2.5.4, reiserfsck (and see no errors),
> mount an fs, do something, type "reboot" and reboot into 2.5.4 again,
> and viola - here are zeroed files. Right?
>
> > I saw I am not the only one with this kind of corruption, I remember at
> > less one related mail.
> There was flaky hardware on the other report. And I think Alex Riesen
> cannot reproduce zero files anymore.

Correct. After applying your patch, indeed.
I'm really sorry, i hado no much time to experiment and try
again without the patch. Should i try, btw?

-alex
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