linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v2] tune2fs: warn if the filesystem journal is dirty

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Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:14:45 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Jim Garlick <garlick@...l.gov>,
	Andreas Dilger <andreas.dilger@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tune2fs: warn if the filesystem journal is dirty

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 05:07:39PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> From: Jim Garlick <garlick@...l.gov>
> 
> Running tune2fs on a filesystem with an unrecovered journal can
> cause the tune2fs settings changes in the superblock to be reverted
> when the journal is replayed if it contains an uncommitted copy of
> the superblock.  Print a warning if this is detected so that the
> user isn't surprised if it happens.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jim Garlick <garlick@...l.gov>
> 
> Updated message printed to include steps to replay journal.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger <andreas.dilger@...el.com>

Applied, thanks.

						- Ted
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