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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:31:42 +1000
From: David Chinner <dgc@sgi.com>
Subject: Re: XFS + RAID1 strange message
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To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>
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On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 12:14:27PM -0400, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> You have hit the infamous 2.6.17-2.6.17.6 bug.

No, that's incorrect. There is no evidence of that problem being
hit here. Still, a kernel upgrade is definitely advisable.

> Check the XFS FAQ, I suggest you backup your files and re-format, happened 
> to me too with a SW MD RAID1, kind of defats the purpose of RAID1; hence, 
> backups :)

Dump, reformat and restore is not necessary either as xfs-repair
can fix the problem.

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group