linux-kernel - Re: ext3 file system went read-only in 2.6.18.2 (plus hacks)

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Date:	Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:00:26 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ext3 file system went read-only in 2.6.18.2 (plus hacks)

Theodore Tso wrote:
> Well, the filesystem obviously got corrupted.  The only question is
> *why* it got corrupted.  It could be memory corruption, or a bug in
> your propietary kernel patches, or some kind of hardware issue with
> the CF device.  There's really no way to say for sure.

Ok.  I certainly can't guarantee my code is not somehow causing
the problem.

> Were there any error messages in the system log from the device
> driver?

I looked and did not see anything obvious.  The file system
was not overly full (49MB free, not counting the reserved
space for the root user.)

I appreciate you looking at the report.  If we see it again or
manage to find some way to reliably reproduce this on other
hardware, I will of course let you know.

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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