linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.17.[1-6] XFS Filesystem Corruption, Where is 2.6.17.7?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0607241239460.10990@p34.internal.lan>
Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:40:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.17.[1-6] XFS Filesystem Corruption, Where is 2.6.17.7?

On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:

> Beginning at 2.6.17 to 2.6.17.6, there is a serious XFS bug that results in 
> filesystem corruption, there was a 1 line bugfix patch that was released 
> recently and I was wondering when 2.6.17.7 would be released with that patch? 
> It affected ALL my Linux machines (x86) running XFS and many people on the 
> XFS mailing list who upgraded to 2.6.17.  I understand when there is a root 
> exploit or DoS bug, the kernel is naturally patched by the -stable team and a 
> new version is released immediately.  Does filesystem corruption not 
> constitute an immediate new -stable release of the kernel?
>
>
>

This fix was available as of 2.6.17.2, but not currently in 2.6.17.6...

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=115315508506996&w=2

I am running all of my machines with this patch and rebooted a couple of
them with KNOPPIX and checked the FS, it seems to be OK now.

Justin.

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