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From 2f121a201133bf6b8efeda5d898c938d12bd6f65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
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Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 18:34:57 -0400
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Subject: [PATCH] tune2fs: edit dire warning about check intervals
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Time & mount-count based checks have been off by default for quite some
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time now, but the dire warning about disabling them remains in the
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tune2fs manpage, which is confusing. We did "strongly consider
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the consequences" and disabled it by default, no need to scare the
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user about it now. Inform the user of the consequences in a more
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measured tone.
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Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
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Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <adilger@dilger.ca>
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Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
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---
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misc/tune2fs.8.in | 15 ++++++---------
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.8.in b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
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index e07da28..8949f64 100644
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--- a/misc/tune2fs.8.in
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+++ b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
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@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ Staggering the mount-counts at which filesystems are forcibly
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checked will avoid all filesystems being checked at one time
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when using journaled filesystems.
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.sp
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-You should strongly consider the consequences of disabling
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+Mount-count-dependent checking is disabled by default to avoid
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+unanticipated long reboots while e2fsck does its work. However,
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+you may wish to consider the consequences of disabling
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mount-count-dependent checking entirely. Bad disk drives, cables,
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memory, and kernel bugs could all corrupt a filesystem without
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marking the filesystem dirty or in error. If you are using
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@@ -277,15 +279,10 @@ as months, and
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.B w
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as weeks. A value of zero will disable the time-dependent checking.
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.sp
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-It is strongly recommended that either
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+There are pros and cons to disabling these periodic checks; see the
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+discussion under the
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.B \-c
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-(mount-count-dependent) or
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-.B \-i
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-(time-dependent) checking be enabled to force periodic full
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-.BR e2fsck (8)
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-checking of the filesystem. Failure to do so may lead to filesystem
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-corruption (due to bad disks, cables, memory, or kernel bugs) going
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-unnoticed, ultimately resulting in data loss or corruption.
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+(mount-count-dependent check) option for details.
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.TP
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.B \-j
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Add an ext3 journal to the filesystem. If the
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2.7.5
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