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Files on XFS not safe?!

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Subject: Files on XFS not safe?!
From: Xianglong Yuan <yuanx@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:00:43 -0500
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Hi, there,

I've just transferred my old ext2 FS into XFS FS and did the
following test. What I got surprises me.

First, I modify a file with vim, save it, and go back to bash
shell. Then, I hit the power button to crash the system
instantly.  Now I restart the system and the XFS FS comes back
gracefully.  However, when I try to open the just saved file,
nothing is there, not the new modified content, not even the old
content.  All the content in the file is wiped off by a stream
of weird symbols.  Is the XFS FS supposed to behavior like that?
It seems to me XFS is really not a safe FS to count on when
system crashing. I presumed that I should have my old content
back.  Did I asked too much here?  Thanks in advance. 

Xianglong Yuan


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