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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 15:04:16 +0200
To: Harrison Xing <harrison@mountainviewdata.com>
From: Seth Mos <knuffie@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: Open file corruption?
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At 17:42 22-6-2002 +0800, Harrison Xing wrote:

>On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Seth Mos wrote:
>
> > At 10:51 22-6-2002 +0800, Harrison Xing wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >There has been reports and FAQ about an open file which is modified is
> > >corrupted after power failure. But is it possible for a file that is 
> opened
> > >for read-only access becomes corrupted after accidental power failure?  We
> > >have met once or twice that some open files get lost even though there 
> doesn't
> > >seem to have any process which modifies them.  Thanks.
> >
> > What kernel, distro, hardware?
> >
>
>The XFS 1.0.1 release with 2.4.5. A little bit old.  Intel HW.

Better update to something more recent like the 1.1 release. It fixes a lot 
of issues including the file corruption during power-off. I do remember 
that someone else encountered this with a read_only opened file as well but 
not what the cause was.

Upgrading to 1.1 gives you a lot more robust XFS kernel then what yuo have 
now and it's handling of open files will possibly be very different in 
behaviour then what you see now.

Cheers


> > Cheers
> >
> > --
> > Seth
> > It might just be your lucky day, if you only knew.
> >
>
>--
>Best Regards,
>Harrison

--
Seth
It might just be your lucky day, if you only knew.