Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:32:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r334970 - head Message-ID: <201806111932.w5BJWfCd045993@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: imp Date: Mon Jun 11 19:32:40 2018 New Revision: 334970 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/334970 Log: Document the dump issue in UPDATING so people understand when they get a new diagnostic. Modified: head/UPDATING Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Mon Jun 11 19:32:36 2018 (r334969) +++ head/UPDATING Mon Jun 11 19:32:40 2018 (r334970) @@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW: "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) +20180611: + A bug in dump has been found where it can incorrectly dump filesystems + with more than 512k inodes and produce corrupted dump images. r334968 + closes the door by not dumping filesystems with more than 512k inodes. + While older dumps may 'work' the image they produce may or may not be + readable depending on many factors. + 20180530: The kernel / userland interface for devinfo changed, so you'll need a new kernel and userland as a pair for it to work (rebuilding
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