Re: xfs_ncheck (actually xfs_db) eats a lot of memory and is killed

[Marcin Zajączkowski <mszpak@xxxxx>]

Barry Naujok wrote:
(...)
> > Btw, is it possible to mount XFS filesystem from the file created by 
> > xfs_copy?
> > If not, is it possible to restore file system "backuped" to file (by 
> > xfs_copy)? I read in the manual that the first parameter 
> > xfs_copy has to 
> > be device (not file). xfs_restore will work with that "dump"?
>  
> Yes, you can mount an XFS filesystem file using the "-o loop" mount
> option and specifying the file for the device.
>
> Yes, you can xfs_copy from a file back to a device. From the man page:
> "The first (source) argument must be the pathname of the device or file
> containing the XFS filesystem.". 
In fact. I don't know why I missed it earlier.


Thanks
Marcin