linux-ext4 - [PATCH 1/2 V2] mke2fs: fix force option to create filesystem on mounted device

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:28:59 +0900
From:	Kazuya Mio <k-mio@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>, tytso@....edu
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2 V2] mke2fs: fix force option to create filesystem on mounted
 device

According to mke2fs man, we can create a filesystem on the mounted device
when -FF option is specified.
However, currently we have to specify -F option third to force mke2fs.
This patch fixes the problem.

Signed-off-by: Kazuya Mio <k-mio@...jp.nec.com>
---
 misc/util.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/misc/util.c b/misc/util.c
index 6c93e1c..40c8858 100644
--- a/misc/util.c
+++ b/misc/util.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void check_mount(const char *device, int force, const char *type)
 	}
 	if (mount_flags & EXT2_MF_MOUNTED) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("%s is mounted; "), device);
-		if (force > 2) {
+		if (force >= 2) {
 			fputs(_("mke2fs forced anyway.  Hope /etc/mtab is "
 				"incorrect.\n"), stderr);
 			return;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void check_mount(const char *device, int force, const char *type)
 	if (mount_flags & EXT2_MF_BUSY) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("%s is apparently in use by the system; "),
 			device);
-		if (force > 2) {
+		if (force >= 2) {
 			fputs(_("mke2fs forced anyway.\n"), stderr);
 			return;
 		}

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