linux-ext4 - Resize2fs corrupts ext4 fs with bigalloc [Was: Re: Release candidate for e2fsprogs 1.42.7]

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:47:16 +0100
From:	Jon Severinsson <jon@...erinsson.net>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Resize2fs corrupts ext4 fs with bigalloc [Was: Re: Release candidate for e2fsprogs 1.42.7]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 02:55:24PM -0500, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> I've just pushed an update to the e2fsprogs maint repository, and commit
> 8359f626a4e9 (the tip of the maint branch) is a release candidate for
> 1.42.7.  Please give it a test!  If I don't get any show-stopping bug
> reports, I plan to release it as 1.42.7 in the day or two.

I'm affraid I have one for you :-(

I've just tested both the debian experimental e2fsprogs package, as well as 
manually built package from git 8359f626a4e9, both running on a debian testing 
system with a 3.7.3 kernel from experimental.

In both versions resize2fs corrupts a clean ext4 fs if bigalloc is enabled.

Attaching console output of example run.

Best regards
Jon Severinsson

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