Re: Clarification required about xfs_metadump and xfs_mdrestore

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Hi Dave,

Thanks for the clarification and inputs. Your support is much appreciated.

Murali

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Dave Chinner <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 01:27:12PM -0400, murali krishna wrote:
> > Hi Darrick,
> >
> > Thanks for the response.
> >
> > Could you please clarify if there is any strong reason behind in stating
> to
> > use xfs_metadump and xfs_mdrestore as just debugging tools in their
> > respective man pages ?
>
> The man page is simply stating the truth - metadump/restore are
> debugging tools used by XFS developers for obtaining information
> required for forensic analysis of filesystem failures.
>
> What you are wanting to do will not work, is not supported, and you
> get to keep all the broken bits to yourself if you try it.
> Every XFS developer you ask will say the same thing:
> xfsdump/encrypt/mkfs/xfs_restore is the only way to do what you want
> to do.
>
> -Dave.
> --
> Dave Chinner
> [email protected]
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Dave,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the clarification a=
nd inputs. Your support is much appreciated.</div><div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatur=
e"><br>
<div>Murali</div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Dave Chinne=
r <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><span class=3D"">On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 01:27:12PM -0400, murali kr=
ishna wrote:<br>
&gt; Hi Darrick,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanks for the response.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Could you please clarify if there is any strong reason behind in stati=
ng to<br>
&gt; use xfs_metadump and xfs_mdrestore as just debugging tools in their<br=
>
&gt; respective man pages ?<br>
<br>
</span>The man page is simply stating the truth - metadump/restore are<br>
debugging tools used by XFS developers for obtaining information<br>
required for forensic analysis of filesystem failures.<br>
<br>
What you are wanting to do will not work, is not supported, and you<br>
get to keep all the broken bits to yourself if you try it.<br>
Every XFS developer you ask will say the same thing:<br>
xfsdump/encrypt/mkfs/xfs_<wbr>restore is the only way to do what you want<b=
r>
to do.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
-Dave.<br>
--<br>
Dave Chinner<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>

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