Re: xfsdump aborts after assertion failure

[Mike Burger <mburger@bubbanfriends.org>]

Hi, Esger.

I just went through the same thing.

Is the tape drive a QIC drive (TR-something)?

If so, try using the -q parameter, instead of the -b (-q is/was previously 
undocumented), and see how you make out.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, E. Abbink wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i have a problem dumping my xfs filesystem.
> 
> setup:
> 2.4.17 stock kernel patched with latest(1.0.2) xfs and various (suse)
> patches.
> xfsdump & xfsprogs are downloaded latest versions as well.
> xfs filesystem mounted in root reiser filesystem. xfs filesystem is a
> LVM on MD raid1.
> backup device is a tandberg slr24 on a adaptec 78xx.
> 
> when i try to backup a test directory on the xfs filesystem with the
> following command:
> 
> xfsdump -o -m -b 1024 -f /dev/st0 -s backup_test /fsdata
> 
> i get the following assertion:
> 
> ..
> xfsdump: dumping ino map
> xfsdump: drive_minrmt.c:1862: do_get_write_buf: Assertion
> 'contextp->dc_nextp < contextp->dc_recendp' failed.
> Aborted
> 
> Note that the Aborted line does not _immediately_ follow the assertion
> line, some time passes.
> 
> If anyone could shed any light on this that would be very helpful as i'm
> kinda stumped atm.
> 
> Esger
> 
>