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Re: [PATCH] fix dir2 shortform structures on ARM old ABI

To: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix dir2 shortform structures on ARM old ABI
From: David Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:08:47 +1000
Cc: xfs-oss <xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 03:55:45PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > Eric Sandeen wrote:
> >> This should fix the longstanding issues with xfs and old ABI
> >> arm boxes, which lead to various asserts and xfs shutdowns,
> >> and for which an (incorrect) patch has been floating around
> >> for years.  (Said patch made ARM internally consistent, but
> >> altered the normal xfs on-disk format such that it looked
> >> corrupted on other architectures):
> >> http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/lurker/message/20040311.002034.5ecf21a2.html
> > 
> > ping again...
> 
> ping #3...

<sigh>

Looks like if I don't pick it up then nobody is going to answer.
I'll run it through my ia64 and x86_64 test boxes and if it's ok
then I'll commit it.

Did you ever send an equivalent userspace patch?

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group


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