This error message is because the way the root mount works is it keeps trying
different filesystem types until it succeeds, reiserfs is in there before XFS.
I saw someone float a patch which specified the rootfs type as a kernel boot
option, I do not know if this will make it into Linus's tree or not. Maybe
reiserfs (and XFS) should not be so chatty on a failed mount in this case.
I added Chris Mason to the cc list, he may have some input on cleaning up
failed mount output and the other reiserfs question you had.
XFS should have no problems with hardware raid, lvm works to I think, but
I am not sure performance is the best right now. The unmount stuff is mostly
the root filesystem unmount, on Irix there is no option to remount a filesstem
readonly which is the standard Linux shutdown procedure, we added code to
make this functionality in Linux, but it is not the fastest it could be (there
are some sleeps in there at the moment!).
Steve
> Greetings all,
>
> I have been running XFS for a few months now, and have notices a few er
> rors while mounting/umounting drives. I am
> running the CVS kernel on a debian/unstable box. I have reiser, XFS and devf
> s running on my system as well.
> On bootup, I get this:
>
> read_super_block: can't find a reiserfs filesystem on dev 03:06
> read_old_super_block: try to find super block in old location
> read_old_super_block: can't find a reiserfs filesystem on dev 03:06.
> Start mounting filesystem: ide0(3,6)
> Ending clean XFS mount for filesystem: ide0(3,6)
> VFS: Mounted root (xfs filesystem) readonly.
>
> Now, I know that is a reiser error, but I can't figure out why that is
> happening. ide0(3,6) is my root partition,
> here's the line from my fstab:
>
> /dev/hda6 / xfs defaults 0 1
>
> so why is it attempting to mount it as reiser? This is just an error, e
> verything *works* fine. Could this be because
> of devfs? i.e. devfs is not running when my root partition is mounted so it c
> omes up with that error?
> The other issue I have run into is when I shutdown, it seems to take a
> *long* time to umount everything. not sure if
> it's reiser or XFS causeing the hangup...I am going to edit my init scripts a
> nd make them more verbose so I can see where
> it hangs. it takes about 10 seconds to umount all my local filesystems..whic
> h is just a 20gb drive (about 6 partitions I
> believe)
> Last item is RAID/LVM compatibility. I understand that there are/were
> issues with software RAID and XFS. I am getting
> a hardware RAID card and will be using it in a RAID0 configuration. I just w
> anted to be sure that won't be a problem.
> I also intend on using LVM with it. Are there any known issues with L
> VM and XFS? Or even reiser and LVM, for that
> matter (doesn't hurt to ask :)
> Thank you in advance for the time.
>
> Jason Walker/RegEx
>
>
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