linux-ext4 - Re: metadata_csum set but no space in dir leaf for checksum

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20121014075623.19597.qmail@science.horizon.com>
Date:	14 Oct 2012 03:56:23 -0400
From:	"George Spelvin" <linux@...izon.com>
To:	adilger@...ger.ca, linux@...izon.com
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: metadata_csum set but no space in dir leaf for checksum

> The message itself should be quieted though, since there isn't anything to be
> helped by printing it continuously.  I guess there is something missing in
> e2fsck that it doesn't add a checksum to this block, however.

Also, it appears to force the needs_recover flag, making reboots somewhat
painful processes.  (Even though a plain fsck, which is what that triggers,
isn't even expected to fix it.)
--
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