| To: | Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: [PATCH] xfs_metadump: manpage fix regarding frozen fs |
| From: | Ben Myers <bpm@xxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:20:55 -0500 |
| Cc: | "'linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| In-reply-to: | <51E4AD14.7080904@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| References: | <51E4AD14.7080904@xxxxxxxxxx> |
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Hey Eric,
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 09:16:52PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> The xfs_metadump manpage states that metadump works
> on a frozen filesystem; it does not. In fact, there is
> no way to detect a frozen filesystem, so we can't make it
> work, either.
>
> So just remove this from the manpage; unmounted or RO
> mounted is what is enforced by xfs_metadump.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
I gave this a try and it *seemed* to work fine on a frozen filesystem.
Can you provide a bit of detail about why xfs_metadump doesn't work on
frozen filesystems? What am I missing?
Thanks,
Ben
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