[bug] fsck refuses to repair damaged UFS using backup superblock

Bruce Evans brde at optusnet.com.au
Wed Nov 28 16:08:42 UTC 2018


On Wed, 28 Nov 2018, Rick Macklem wrote:

> Kirk McKusick wrote:
> [stuff snipped]
> I wrote:
>>>
>>> For booting, I think Warner is correct to suggest "print a warning
>>> and soldier on..".  However, once the system has booted (maybe only
>>> single user), I'd think it would be better to fail the mount at
>>> least until an fsck is done on it than allow it to be mounted
>>> read-only, unless there is no risk that doing this mount could cause
>>> a crash/panic.
> Oops, I realize I missed a key phrase in the above (run on) sentence.
> The key phrase was "for file systems other than root".
>
> I was basically trying to say what bde@ said.

I noticed after replying that I repeated what you said in a paragraph that
I didn't read closely and didn't quote.

Bruce


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