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- From: fl0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Frank T Lofaro)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: ext fs question (.badblocks)
- Message-ID: <4f=D_=a00Vp3ADgUgo@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 10:46:03 GMT
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- Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux: 14-Dec-92 Re: ext fs question
- (.badbl.. Remy CARD@masi.ibp.fr (871)
-
- > mkefs now uses a reserved inode (inode #2) to store the bad blocks.
- >This inode does not appear in the filesystem tree any more because it was
- >leading to problems (root could delete the .badblocks file or save it during
- >a backup).
-
- > So, even if you don't see a .badblocks file with ls, don't worry. The
- >bad blocks are recorded and won't be use in the fs.
-
- That sounds like a good idea, but perhaps using inode #1 for this
- purpose might be better. I see most unices use inode #2 as the root of
- the filesystem, so if we could make the extfs follow that standard, it
- would make things more compatible. (yeah I know not that much stuff
- messes with inode numbers, but still, it might be a good idea. One
- example I have heard of (for other unices) is a program which switches
- numeric uid's of files on the raw fs, which could be useful if on needs
- to change uids if one is going on NFS or something. It uses the raw fs
- so it doesn't mess with the access/modification/change times.)
-