linux-kernel - Re: RFC : fat : default errors use FAT_ERRORS_CONT instead of FAT_ERRORS

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Date:	Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:01:26 +0900
From:	NamJae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc:	hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC : fat : default errors use FAT_ERRORS_CONT instead of FAT_ERRORS_RO.

2011/10/13 NamJae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>:
> 2011/10/13 NamJae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>:
>> 2011/10/13  <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>:
>>> On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:24:52 +0900, NamJae Jeon said:
>>>
>>>> It said windows fat provide a chance that continuously access
>>>> partition except corrupted file.
>>>
>>> It also gives you a chance to make things worse by continuing to write to the
>>> device.  If you force it RO at the first sign of trouble, maybe you lose a few
>>> blocks of one file.  If you keep writing to it, creating new files, erasing
>>> files, and so on, pretty soon your corrupted filesystem is even more corrupted.
>> There is no journal feature in FAT. it means FAT is corrupted well in
>> unexpected status.
>> Can you explain specifically what error will happen in case of keep writing ?
>> I think that MS consider also about this. maybe they think that
>> keeping access is better than changing RO type by one file is
>> corrupted.
And currenly we still can write on FAT if corrupted file is not accessed.
>>>
>>>> I suggest that the default errors of linux fat use FAT_ERRORS_CONT
>>>> instead of FAT_ERRORS_RO.
>>>
>>> And what user benefit does that give?  If you keep going, they won't
>>> realize their device is corrupted, and won't have any reason to *fix* the
>>> filesystem.
>> for example, FAT is RW filesystem. and it is corrupted well by
>> unexpected status.
>> If so, user can not write FAT filesystem anytime while using linux
>> FAT.  there is no mehod except they should directly remount fat
>> parittion. well known linux user can do it only.
> And user can know file is corrupted or not by corrupted message and
> return value when accessing this file.
>>>
>>
>
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