Re: fs periodic check (was Re: 2.6.22-rc1 killed my ext3 filesystem cleanly unmounted)

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

Hi!

> > > #1, This is why periodic checks are a good thing; it catches problems
> > > that could stay hidden and result in data loss sooner rather later.
> > 
> > Actually, I see something funny with periodic checks here. It claims
> > 'filesystem check on next boot' for >10 boots now.
> > 
> > It is sharp zaurus machine, and the filesystem tends to _never_ be
> > unmounted correctly (broken scripts), so I get journal replay each
> > time.
> 
> The Sharp Zaurus is a PDA which is almost always running on battery,
> right?   You need to add to /etc/e2fsck.conf:

Right. Could we get more helpful message here? 'Filesystem check on
next boot on AC power'? Or maybe keep counting, and when we reach 2x
mount-count-limit, force a fsck, battery power or not?

> [options]
> 	defer_check_on_battery = false

I guess openembedded people should make this default on zauruses...

> power.  But for a PDA running a flash drive which is almost always
> running on battery you'll want to change the default using
> e2fsck.conf.

I'll just remember to do it manually, I guess. 

But here's what I've got:

oot@spitz:/home/pavel# fsck.ext2 -f /dev/hda3
e2fsck 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Inode 371989 has illegal block(s).  Clear<y>? yes

Illegal block #2 (134217728) in inode 371989.  CLEARED.
Pass 2: Checking directory structure

i_file_acl for inode 371988 (/home/root/misc/zaurus/smail) is 131072,
should be zero.
Clear<y>? yes

Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences:  -339972 +471044
Fix<y>? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #10 (13882, counted=13883).
Fix<y>? yes

...kernel 2.6.16-preempt (on zaurus). Filesystem should have been clean -- I was
using it till crash for half a year, but that's what journal is for,
right? ...But I guess this is almost impossible to debug?

							Pavel
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