xfs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: xfs-patch on kernel 2-4-19

To: christian_binder@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: xfs-patch on kernel 2-4-19
From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:31:56 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <OF3EBE873D.56882F36-ONC1256C3A.0076F2A1@binsi.de>
Sender: linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Christian -

On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 christian_binder@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> A "dmesg" give me after booting the machine the following text:
...
> SGI XFS with no debug enabled
> XFS mounting filesystem ide1(22,2)
> Starting XFS recovery on filesystem: ide1(22,2) (dev: 22/2)
> Ending XFS recovery on filesystem: ide1(22,2) (dev: 22/2)

That one mounted fine...

> XFS mounting filesystem ide1(22,3)
> XFS: corrupted root inode
> XFS: device 0x1603- Root inode 128 is not a directory

And this one has problems.

> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address

Can you run this through ksymoops? 

> xfs_create looping, dir ino 0xc30739, ino 0xc307c1, ide1(22,2)

This is odd, this is on the filesystem that said it mounted OK...

> I was very surprised, that a "ls" in some directories of the /usr - 
> Partition shows me files (e. g. the smbd.pid-Sambafile), and a "ls -lia" 
> shows me the same files not. A "rm filename" says, that there is no such 
> file or directory. 
> 
> If I want to do a "xfs_check" on the other Partitions, it wouldnt start; 
> the process hangs up.
> A "xfs_repair" do the same.

Maybe you can do an strace of the process to see where it stops?  Also,
make sure you have the latest version of the tool...

-Eric


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>