Received: from oss.sgi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g5M9WknC017419 for ; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:32:46 -0700 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g5M9WkgD017418 for linux-xfs-outgoing; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:32:46 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: oss.sgi.com: majordomo set sender to owner-linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com using -f Received: from srv.dmz.us.mvd (namodn.com [209.0.100.50] (may be forged)) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with SMTP id g5M9WdnC017390 for ; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:32:39 -0700 Received: from dhcp50.cn.mvd (unknown [210.72.245.13]) by srv.dmz.us.mvd (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB275B70D; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 02:35:48 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 17:42:28 +0800 (CST) From: Harrison Xing X-X-Sender: To: Seth Mos Cc: Subject: Re: Open file corruption? In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020622105730.0385d488@pop.xs4all.nl> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,SUBJ_ENDS_IN_Q_MARK,MAY_BE_FORGED version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: Sender: owner-linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk 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. > Cheers > > -- > Seth > It might just be your lucky day, if you only knew. > -- Best Regards, Harrison