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Date:      Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:56:14 +0100
From:      Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
To:        d@delphij.net, Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [PATCH FOR REVIEW] fsck_ffs: Recover from catastrophic damage
Message-ID:  <20080220105614.eydtkfap4gogk0cw@webmail.leidinger.net>
In-Reply-To: <47BBD864.3070905@delphij.net>
References:  <47BBD864.3070905@delphij.net>

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Quoting Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> (from Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:36:04 -0800):

> Change summary:
>
> fsutil.c:
>  - Really update standard superblock.  fsck_ffs -b used to update the
> backup superblock which does not recover file systems which have bad
> master superblocks.
>  - Instead of coredump, zero out whole cg if its signature is bad.
>
> inode.c:
>  - Instead of coredump, zero out whole cg if its signature is bad.

Does this modify (zero out) on-disk blocks? If yes, shouldn't this ask  
for confirmation?

Bye,
Alexander.

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