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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:55:01 -0500 From: Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu> To: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com> Cc: ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] resize2fs: do not clear resize inode for 0 resvd blocks On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 03:32:05PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote: > I ran into odd behavior where mkfs.ext4 of a 16T filesystem would > create a resize inode with 0 reserved blocks, and mark the resize_inode > feature. > > A subsequent slight downward resize of the filesystem would remove > the resize inode, making any further offline resizing impossible. > > This is especially odd in light of the fact that a large downward > resize (say, to 8T) will actually add blocks to the resize inode - > so a small resize removes it, a large resize expands it ... > > commit 8ade268cf2fde8629b51bfd1c044a83db88234cd had added this: > > If the filesystem is grown to the point where the resize_inode is no > longer needed, clean it up properly so e2fsck doesn't have to. > > but, it seems e2fsck does not care about this situation, either. > > So, simply leave the resize_inode intact in this case, and everything > seems to be happy. > > Note, this is for the 1.41.xx branch. > > Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com> Thanks, applied. - Ted -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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