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Re: TAKE - xfsprogs

To: ASANO Masahiro <masano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: TAKE - xfsprogs
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:20:03 +1100
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20011221110829F.masano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from masano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 11:08:29AM +0900
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 11:08:29AM +0900, ASANO Masahiro wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: TAKE - xfsprogs
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:19:45 +1100 (EST)
> 
> > xfsprogs/libxfs/init.c - 1.11
> >     - Start using the BLKBSZSET ioctl again, now that it exists in the base
> >       kernel (since 2.4.10-pre3 Keith tells me).
> 
> I'm using and enjoying XFS on top of LVM.
> LVM does not support BLKBSZSET ioctl, so xfs_repair says:
>    warning - cannot set blocksize on block device

Its benign in kernels before 2.4.10-pre3.  We need this back for
multiple block size support, which is currently being worked on,
and the block devices are all supposed to support it now.

So, don't worry about it if your kernel is <2.4.11, otherwise
contact the LVM folks and tell them they have a problem.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan


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