Re: [bug report] fs/ntfs3: mounting an ntfs filesystem accelerated by intel optane memory causes data corruption
Konstantin Komarov <[email protected]> Fri, 22 May 2026 17:41:05 +0200
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On 5/2/26 17:10, palapapa wrote: > [You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > Hello Konstantin Komarov, > > If an NTFS filesystem is set to be accelerated using Intel Optane Memory on > Windows using the Intel Optane Memory and Storage Management app, mounting that > filesystem on Linux will cause some files to be unreadable, presumably because > the data for those files are stored on the Intel Optane SSD. This may be proven > by the fact that cloning the NTFS drive in question to another drive causes > Windows' chkdsk to report that drive as corrupted, while the original drive is > perfectly readable. Writing the the NTFS drive in this state may cause data > corruption. > > Listing the directories that contain unreadable files gives errors like "invalid > argument" or "no such file or directory", and dmesg gives errors like "ntfs3: > ...: MFT: r=..., expect seq=... instead of ...!". > > Would it be possible to detect this case and prevent mounting the drive in this > inconsistent state? > > This is my first time reporting a kernel issue. Sorry if I have made a mistake. > > Kernel version: 6.18.25 > Distro: Gentoo Hello, Yes, sure, I'll look into this issue and follow up with the results. Regards, Konstantin