linux-ext4 - Re: torrent hash failures since 3.9.0-rc1

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Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:44:23 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: torrent hash failures since 3.9.0-rc1

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 09:13:34PM +0100, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote:

 > > Worked fine for me on two separate machines.  Could it be a network problem
 > > perhaps ? If something is mangling the packet before it hits the disk,
 > > that would explain it.  What NIC do you use ?
 > 
 > I normally use ATL1E, but I've dusted off my E100 and the issue is also
 > reproducible on the Intel card.
 
ok, good to rule that out at least.

 > > Or maybe you could isolate it to a filesystem problem using something
 > > like fsx ?
 > 
 > I've found fsx on your homepage, but I've no idea on how to use this
 > tool. Any pointers?

cd to the mount point you want to test, and then 'fsx test' will create
a couple files there, and stress them.

	Dave

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