Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:01:17 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Background Fsck Message-ID: <XFMail.010330150117.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200103300602.WAA09248@beastie.mckusick.com>
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On 30-Mar-01 Kirk McKusick wrote: > Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:48:28 -0800 (PST) > From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> > To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com> > Subject: RE: Background Fsck > Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG > Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG > > On 29-Mar-01 Kirk McKusick wrote: > > I now have the capability in fsck_ffs to run a background fsck on an > > active filesystem. The question is how to deploy this capability in > > the system. I have discussed how best to deploy it with several folks > > and have put together the following proposal. I am now soliciting > > input from the larger `arch' audience. > > > > The default will be automatic background fsck of filesystems > > running with soft updates. It will be possible to override this > > default by adding the letter `F' to the passno in /etc/fstab > > (e.g., saying `2F' means do it in the second pass before going > > multiuser). > > Uppercase or either case? > > My plan was to make it upper case only. Do you feel that it should > be one or the other or case insensitive? Unix does not generally do > case insensitive. I prefer case insensitive as I don't think there is a good reason to differentiate. Personally, I would prefer lower-case (I guess I'm used to assembly labels :)), but it's not a big deal. Just wanted to clarify mostly. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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