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List:       linux-xfs
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] fix dir2 shortform structures on ARM old ABI
From:       Eric Sandeen <sandeen () sandeen ! net>
Date:       2008-06-05 5:49:08
Message-ID: 48477E54.9090309 () sandeen ! net
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Mark Goodwin wrote:
> 
> Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>> Timothy Shimmin wrote:
>>>> David Chinner wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 03:55:45PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>>>>> Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>>>>>> Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>>>>>>> This should fix the longstanding issues with xfs and old ABI
>>>>>>>> arm boxes, which lead to various asserts and xfs shutdowns,
>>>>>>>> and for which an (incorrect) patch has been floating around
>>>>>>>> for years.  (Said patch made ARM internally consistent, but
>>>>>>>> altered the normal xfs on-disk format such that it looked
>>>>>>>> corrupted on other architectures):
>>>>>>>> http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/lurker/message/20040311.002034.5ecf21a2.html
>>>>>>> ping again...
>>>>>> ping #3...
>>>>> <sigh>
>> Guys, this is SIMPLE, SAFE, and it fixes a CORRUPTION BUG.
>> is it EVER going to get checked in?
> 
> Please take it in Tim, that nasty CORRUPTION word caught my attention :)
> 
> Cheers

heh, thanks Mark.  Even though it's only CORRUPTION ON ARM I guess the
shouting worked.  :)

Seriously though if you guys have any problems with it please let me
know but I don't want it to just get dropped.

-Eric


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