Re: strange files, XFS bug?

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 14:09 3-5-2001 +0200, Jan-Frode Myklebust wrote:
> On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 01:39:14PM +0200, redhat.angus wrote:
> >
> > I had this kind problem and xfs_repair allowed me to correct the
> > corrupted fileystem (the filesystem should not be mounted).
> >
>
> Thanks, looks like xfs_repair fixed it. Anyway, does anybody know
> what's causing this? Should i be worried?

I believe that the other one that also suffered corruption also had a SMP 
machine with a via chipset?
Am I correct, or just mixing things up.

The SMP machine at work uses a ServerWorks Chipset in a Dell 2450. And I 
can't provoke it.
Was this on scsi or IDE or even hardware/software Raid ?

There have been some serious DMA issues with via chipsets and IDE.
Get your latest bios in that case (according to the AC diary) which should 
fix it.
Don't know what -ac patch this belongs to. I believe 2.4.3 or later. Not sure

If anything is incorrect, shoot.. err... say so.

Bye
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Seth
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one for which it was written and
another for which it wasn't
I make the last kind.