[linux-lvm] Re: [reiserfs-list] lvm-list pointed to reiserfs: fs/lvm-problems?

[Peter Bartosch <peter@bartosch.net>]

Hi!


>  PB> extend an existing (0.8i) LV)
> 
>  PB> so i created a new kernel (2.4.2) with lvm 0.9.1_beta7
> 
> Linux-2.4.4 has serious reiserfs bugs fixed.

hmm, i tried to make a LVM patch for it but this fails - yesterday i saw a
message, that there's somewhere a patch for the 2.4.4 that LVM-sources
will make a patch

>  PB> i created the reiserfs on it, but when i tried to mount it, the mount
>  PB> failed
>  PB> an reiserfsck --rebuild-sb and after that reiserfsck --rebuild-tree
>  PB> clears it and i could mount my LV -- UNTIL the next reboot
> 
> What kernel messages were ?
> 
> Sorry, but it looks for me like a lvm problem.  Can you test you LV by
> coping some random data (~ 64 MB) to a file in reliable location and
> to LV, and compare them (or md5 hashes) after reboot ?

hmm, i haven't really tried another filesystem, maybe i should try ext2?

> Reiserfs error handling not an ideal one.  Kernel oops below is a
> normal :( reaction on damaged data coming from disk.
> 
> Same reason (damaged data), I think, prevented reiserfs volume from
> mounting. 

yes you're right - but why does it oops when i _only_ want to do an "ls
-l"?

:wq - until next mail B-), l8r

Peter
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