Re: mkfs.minix V3 is broken

[Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org>]

On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 20:40 +0100, Maurizio Lombardi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I noticed a lot of bugs in the mkfs.minix program when dealing with V3
> filesystems.
> I did a lot of fixes in the source code and then I decided to set up a
> github repository to make the review easier:
> 
> git@github.com:maurizio-lombardi/util-linux.git
> 
> Can the mkfs.minix mantainer review the patches please?

Most of the work I did on supporting v3 was based on the kernel's
implementation and the mkfs shipped with minix (by ast), so a lot of
what you say makes sense. I've taken a quick look at the changes and
most are bugs are pretty straightforward, except:

- mkfs.minix: The total number of zones is limited to 65536 only on V1
filesystems

Unless I'm missing something, this doesn't really change any logic.


I'll give the changes a proper test over the weekend.

Thanks,
Davidlohr

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