Re: ext4 inode tagging

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 05:10:46PM +0100, Roberto Puzzanghera wrote:
> [...]

>> no, I don't think that will be necessary, but
>> could you run the following script on your system
>> and provide upload the output somewhere/

>>  # mkdir /test
>>  # testfs.sh -vvv -x -F ext4 -M /test -D<device>

>> note that<device>  should be a partition, disk or
>> loopback device you do not mind to be reformatted
>> with ext4 (all data will be destroyed)

>> you can simply create one with:
>>  # dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/somewhere bs=1M count=1024
>>  # losetup /dev/loop0 /path/to/somewhere

>> also, no problem to use /mnt or /media/test instead
>> of just /test (i.e. it doesn't matter as long as
>> you specify the path in -M<path>)

>> the test script can be found here:
>> http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Stuff/SCRIPT/testfs.sh

> Perfect, but I need some time to prepare an ext4 partition
> somewhere, as I don't have anyone free on my production server.

that's why I suggested to use a loopback device
for that ...

> I'll post the output as soon as I can.

no problem, take your time ...

best,
Herbert

> Best regards
> Roberto Puzzanghera

>> thanks in advance,
>> Herbert