Re: Fw: jffs2 crc errors

Gad Hayisraeli
2002-06-09T08:37:50Z

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Wojdacki" <justin.wojdacki@analog.com>
To: "Gad Hayisraeli" <gad@syete.co.il>
Cc: "Linux - MTD list" <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: jffs2 crc errors

> Gad Hayisraeli wrote:
> >
> > > i encounter this err in boot:
> > >
> > > jffs2_scan_inode_node(): Data CRC failed on node at 0x001eaa24: Read
> > > 0xda7b03c2,
> > > calculated 0x0da9fb30
> > >
> > > and it keeps appearing every boot.
> > >
> > > is it bad ?
> > >
> > > maybe its not fixed becuse i'm terminating the jffs optimization
thread in
> > > the middle of the init process ?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Gad
> >
>
> Well, this could mean that the sector the node is in is going bad
> (which would be a bad thing for you). Or it could mean that the write
> process didn't complete, and so the calculated CRC is coming off of
> stale data.
>
> Why are you killing off the optimization thread?
>

this bad thread is making me nuts , because its slowers the FS alot !
David Woodhouse suggested it for me.
now i'm asking if it hurts to kill it (BTW i cannot kill it but the most i
can do it to stop it) ?
(especially in relation to this bad crc errs)

thanks

Gad