Re: [PATCH 1/2][BTRFS-PROGS] add the "--force" switch to the mkfs.btrfs command

[Goffredo Baroncelli <kreijack@libero.it>]

I forgot to mention that you can pull these changes from the following 
repository:

	http://cassiopea.homelinux.net/git/btrfs-progs-unstable.git

branch

	force-mkfs

Of course these patches are re-based on the latest Hugo's integration 
(integration-20111012)


BR

On Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 18:45:13 Goffredo Baroncelli wrote:
> As requested by Mitch, I resend the patch related to the "--force" option
> for the mkfs.btrfs command.
> 
> This patch allow to bypass the check which ensure that you are formatting a
> not mounted partition/disk.
> Sometime (eg in a chrooted environment where the /proc filesystem is not
> mounted ) you don't have all the information, and the check fails even if
> the device is not mounted.
> 
> Passing the --force|-f flag to the mkfs.btrfs command you bypass this check.
> 
> This patch update the mkfs.c program.
> 
> On Monday, 17 October, 2011 15:11:15 you wrote:
> > Goffredo:
> > 
> > I was wanting to see if your mkfs.btrfs --force patches could get
> > picked up in the Btrfs-progs testing tree that Hugo Mills is trying to
> > maintain.
> > 
> > He was OK with the patches, but was hoping for a 'signed-off-by' and
> > more description in the commit comment.
> > 
> > Could you resend your patches to the list with a 'signed-off-by' and
> > some additional description?
> > 
> > Some suggested text for the comment:
> > 
> > Certain operating environments (such as a chroot environment) can lead
> > to mkfs.btrfs failure while checking devices (particularly when all
> > devices are not fully described in /dev).
> > 
> > The --force option skips device checking, and forces formating on the
> > specified target.
> > 
> > Thanks.
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