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Date:	Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:15:24 +0200
From:	supersud501 <supersud501@...oo.de>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
CC:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: e2fsck (git) on ext4: unsupported feature(s): huge_file

Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 09:45:08PM +0200, supersud501 wrote:
>> Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>> supersud501 wrote:
>>>> i get this when trying to run e2fsck on my ext4dev filesystem (kernel 
>>>> 2.6.25-rc8), extents enabled:
>>>>
>>>> e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)
>>>> /dev/loop2 has unsupported feature(s): huge_file
>>>> e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!
>>>>
>>>> just updated to the git-version of e2fsprogs, same error. i know e2fsck 
>>>> worked once with the drive (~2 months ago).
>>>>
>>>> what can i do?
>>> Do you in fact have any very large files on the disk?
>> yeah, i have (> 5.5gb).
>>
>> i know it worked a few months (1-2) ago, even with extents enabled. at this 
>> time there where those large files too.
> 
> The old 1.39-interim-tyt3 e2fsprogs patch claimed it supported huge
> files, but it didn't, actually.  It lied.  :-(
> 
> (So if you needed to repair a filesystem, e2fsck would screw up the
> i_blocks field.)
> 
> I'm working on fixing that.
> 

ah ok, so i know what's up - seems i've to wait until fixing it. just 
wanted to do it, because syslog said "maximum mount time reached, 
running is recommended". so no need to hurry ;)

regards.

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