Re: synchronization of XFS

["IKARASHI, Seiichi" <ikarashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stefan Smietanowski wrote:

>>> I noticed as much. And guess what - it worked!
>>

Good news!

>>
>> maybe hack the installer to check the fs-type then perhaps and do thr
>> freeze only if it's xfs using the ioctl's rather than calling out to
>> an external program
> 
> 
> Checking the FS type - yes, it involves some hackery pokery but it is
> doable. Right now all it does is check if xfs_freeze is installed and
> calls it twice each for both / and /boot (one freeze and one unfreeze).

Checking the filesystem type can be done in
bootloaderInfo.py of booty as follows:

import fsset
if fsset.isValidXFS(bootDev):
     // execute xfs_freeze -f for bootDev
     // execute xfs_freeze -u for bootDev


-Sei