linux-kernel - EXT3 FS and 64K blocks error

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Message-ID: <469D2D911E4BF043BFC8AD32E8E30F5B24AED0@wdscexbe07.sc.wdc.com>
Date:	Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:40:40 -0700
From:	"Daniel Taylor" <Daniel.Taylor@....com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: EXT3 FS and 64K blocks error

We're getting the following error with an EXT3 file sytem that
has 64K blocks (2.6.32.12, on a powerpc), although I don't see
any fixes for later kernels in a diff against 2.6.35-rc3):

ext3_readdir: bad entry in directory #11: rec_len is smaller than minimal -
offset=0, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0

That message is generated in fs/ext3/dir.c:ext3_check_dir_entry()
when called from fs/ext3/dir.c:ext3_readdir(), AFAICT.

Did something get missed when EXT* handling for 64K blocks was
implemented or when a new feature was added?

Dan Taylor
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