Re: [reiserfs-list] Error 31 (mounted with notail,linux-2.4.2-reiserfs-20010327.patch applied)

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Chris Mason wrote:

> On Monday, April 09, 2001 05:26:50 AM -0700 root <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Chris Mason wrote:
> >
> >> On Tuesday, April 10, 2001 02:34:55 PM +0200 Piotr Krukowiecki
> >> <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > [This message is also CC'ed to reiserfs-list (if posting without
> >> > subscription is allowed), since I don't know is it GRUB or Reiserfs
> >> > bug]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I have problem with Reiserfs and grub.
> >> >
> >> > Software used:
> >> > grub 0.5.96.1
> >> > reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j
> >> > linux 2.4.2 with linux-2.4.2-reiserfs-20010327.patch, 2.4.3 w/o any
> >> > patches
> >>
> >> Hmmm, can grub read the 3.6.x reiserfs disk format?  The changes are
> >> fairly simple...
> >>
> >> > And the third problem (?):
> >> >> From dmesg:
> >> >
> >> > [...]
> >> > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
> >> > fatfs: bogus cluster size
> >> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  What's this ?
> >> > reiserfs: checking transaction log (device 21:02) ...
> >> > Using r5 hash to sort names
> >> > ReiserFS version 3.6.25
> >> > [...]
> >>
> >> It is trying to autodetect which FS you are using.  fat is in the list
> >> first.
> >>
> >> -chris
> >
> > oh that really sucks as a message to send to users.....
>
> The list has no meaning of importance or status, or our willingness to
> support the filesystem.   It is a harmless message that shows the kernel
> trying to guess the FS type.  I'd rather have us at the bottom, just so we
> know for sure we are properly zeroing all the possible other supers.
>
> -chris

I disagree, and I'll leave it at that.  I want users to feel the contentment of
no messages that sound like something might be horribly wrong and they might
have screwed up the install somehow when in fact everything is okay.  This is
very important to me, and you and I disagree on this traditionally.

Hans