linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH, RFC] ext4: Store basic fs error information in the superblock

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:17:10 -0400
From:	tytso@....edu
To:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] ext4: Store basic fs error information in the
 superblock

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 02:52:01PM +0400, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Excellent choice. s_error_XXX fields finally allow one to detect errors
> in determinant meaner. And most stress test finally will do it after
> umount :).

This was something you could do before simply by testing for the
ERRORS_FS bit.  (You'll see it if you do a dumpe2fs -h on the file
system.)

> Minor question: What snapshot staff is doing in that patch?

Those were fields that were reserved for Amir's Next3 snapshot effort.
I probably should split this patch up, but this was a first pass
effort, and I did it all in one go...

							- Ted
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