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List:       linux-ext4
Subject:    Re: [Ext2-devel] New e2fsprogs work-in-progress release...
From:       Theodore Tso <tytso () valinux ! com>
Date:       2001-07-24 13:02:46
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On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 09:08:24AM +0100, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> Honouring s_error is the right thing to do for e2fsck, but the kernel
> bits will help avoid some of the trouble.  I think the only danger
> left is that on older e2fsprogs, setting the superblock error field
> would force a fsck but the fsck wouldn't clear the journal s_errno, so
> you'd risk having a forced fsck twice after a single error.  That's
> not a show-stopper.

True enough.  

OK, if you send me the patch, I'll drop it into e2fsprogs and get a
release out quickly.

						- Ted

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