Re: mkfs.xfs doesn't detect size of storage correctly

Mark Goodwin
2008-02-05T21:13:25Z

Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
>
>> There is roughly 1/3 missing.
>
> SGI, have you settled on a fix for this?

Yes, Barry is reviewing and testing your proposed fix. The delay was caused
by most of the XFS team attending LCA last week. .. sorry.

We'll get a new package out onto OSS asap.

Cheers
-- Mark

> Latest released xfsprogs,
> 2.9.5 has this problem, and I've put it in rawhide; it's also in the F9
> alpha spin. Should I revert to 2.9.4 if you don't have plans to fix it
> soon?
>
> Nothing indicates to the user that their fs was misformatted, and there
> will be a growing number fileystems missing a substantial portion of
> their space out there....
>
> -Eric
>
>