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Date:      Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:59:07 +0200
From:      "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
To:        Allan Fields <bsd@afields.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't reattach gbde slice [testing] 
Message-ID:  <27671.1094925547@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:37:07 EDT." <20040910163707.GL34157@afields.ca> 

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can you try the two fixes I just committed to -current ?


In message <20040910163707.GL34157@afields.ca>, Allan Fields writes:
>On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 03:25:24PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>>
>> Here is one bugfix, but I'm not 100% sure it is what bites
>> you, but please test anyway.
>
>It doesn't resolve the master key sector overwrite bug, but otherwise
>works fine.  In my tests number_of_keys=4 works reliably even with
>raw slices, doesn't preclude scenario w/ beginning of slice being
>overwritten by other install/OS.
>
>The issue seems at some point (depending on master key location)
>w/ number_of_keys=1 the device eventually fills up enough to
>overwrite key sector(s): could be boundary condition.
>
>To try:
>- number_of_keys=2, number_of_keys=3
>- fist_sector=0+x, last_sector=N-x tests
>- debug: set some break points in bde when (offset == master key offset)
>(other tests:)
>- backup/restore key sectors, try fsck
>- non-ufs use of device should reproduce, verify
>
>> Poul-Henning
>>
>> phk@FreeBSD.ORG         | TCP/IP since RFC 956
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>
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