Re: [reiserfs-list] Re: [REISERFS TESTING] new patches on ftp.namesys.com: 2.4.15-pre7

Dieter Nützel
2001-11-21T10:25:36Z

Am Mittwoch, 21. November 2001 11:02 schrieb Nikita Danilov:

> Yes, it's right, but currently we have what we have currently. I am
> going to extend inode-attrs.patch and add new mount option
> "noattrs". With it ioctls to set and get attributes will continue to
> work, but attributes themselves will not have any effect. Then, one can
> boot with "rootflags=noattrs" and read-write root, clear all attributes
> by chattr -R and remount root.
>
> I put new version of the patch in the same place, Dieter, can you please
> try it?

So here it goes.
You made one mistake in your README file:

[-]
chattr -R -SAadiscu /reiserfs-mount-point

for each reiserfs file system. Said garbage on root file-system can
prevent system from booting (for example spurious immutable flag on
/dev/console) to work around this, new mount option
"noattrs" is provided. With it chattr and lsattr still work, but
attributes don't have any actual effect. So, boot system with
"rootflags=noattr", clear all attributes and reboot or remount root
file system.
[-]

You've forgotten the little "s" but had it right in your post.

After I've 'booted into single user mode with "linux rootflags=noattrs" I
could change my archives but _NOT_ /dev/console the right way. After the
second reboot I got the warning and kernel hang, again. Something wrong with
your patch or my installation?

SunWave1 /# l /dev/console
crw------- 1 root root 5, 1 Nov 21 11:01 /dev/console
SunWave1 /# lsattr /dev/console
lsattr: Invalid argument While reading flags on /dev/console

Two other FS in /dev have some problems, too. But I think that is right.

SunWave1 /# chattr -R -SAadiscu /dev/
chattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device while reading flags on /dev//pts
chattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device while reading flags on /dev//shm

All the files in /proc show the same.

Here comes a little positive example, I think.

SunWave1 /# lsattr /tmp/
----------X-j /tmp//xwlog
--------B-X-j /tmp//kde-nuetzel
------------- /tmp//dcop6SKhoM
---------D-Ej /tmp//YaST2.tdir
----------XEj /tmp//ksocket-root
--------B-X-j /tmp//mcop-nuetzel
--------B--Ej /tmp//kde-root
--------B-X-j /tmp//ksocket-nuetzel
--------B--Ej /tmp//INSTALL
--------BD-Ej /tmp//modules.conf.-
---------DX-j /tmp//vi.recover
--------BD-Ej /tmp//mcop-root
------------j /tmp//lost+found
--------BD-Ej /tmp//modules.conf

What next?

Thanks,
Dieter

PS Have you read about the latest ACL discussion on LKML?