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From: Arne Jansen <sensille@gmx.net>
To: Liu Bo <liub.liubo@gmail.com>,
	Stefan Behrens <sbehrens@giantdisaster.de>,
	Jan Schmidt <list.btrfs@jan-o-sch.net>,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Btrfs: remove superblock writing after fatal error
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:01:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <501A883C.3060003@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120802135719.GR17430@twin.jikos.cz>

On 02.08.2012 15:57, David Sterba wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 03:46:50PM +0200, Arne Jansen wrote:
>>> Anyway, for now, our error flag has only been stored in memory, so what
>>> about just keep it until we find a graceful way?
>>
>> Yeah, we need this patch to restore consistency. We can define a fixed
>> area on disk (e.g. behind the superblock) where we can write the flag
>> to without risking the superblock.
> 
> Is it possible that sectors around the superblock are somehow damaged
> and unwritable that writing to them will fail as well? Ie. some safe
> distance from the superblock would be needed.

In about 1MB distance you're side-by-side with the superblock, so closer
to it might even be safer ;)

> 
> david


  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-02 14:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-01 11:45 [PATCH v2] Btrfs: remove superblock writing after fatal error Stefan Behrens
2012-08-01 12:02 ` Liu Bo
2012-08-01 13:07   ` Jan Schmidt
2012-08-01 13:31     ` Liu Bo
2012-08-01 13:56       ` Arne Jansen
2012-08-01 14:31       ` Stefan Behrens
2012-08-02 10:30         ` Stefan Behrens
2012-08-02 10:36           ` Liu Bo
2012-08-02 11:18             ` Arne Jansen
2012-08-02 11:34               ` Liu Bo
2012-08-02 11:40                 ` Arne Jansen
2012-08-02 11:57                   ` Liu Bo
2012-08-02 13:46                     ` Arne Jansen
2012-08-02 13:57                       ` David Sterba
2012-08-02 14:01                         ` Arne Jansen [this message]
2012-08-02 14:28                       ` Jan Schmidt
2012-08-03  3:20                         ` Liu Bo
2012-08-03  4:59                           ` Jan Schmidt
2012-08-02 15:06                       ` cwillu

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