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From: Ted Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC]ext4 on 4k-sector drives without read-modify-write
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:24:56 -0500
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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 03:20:51PM -0600, James Bottomley wrote:
> Could we just have a campaign to send drives that fail like this back?
> That might actually get the message across to the manufacturers .. and
> it could arguably be covered under the warranty.

I bet the manufacturers will say the drive works just fine --- as long
as you use the Windows drivers that they thoughtfully provided with
the HDD.  :-)

						- Ted