Bug#520009: ext3 'data=foo' on root fs is broken

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, Peter Samuelson wrote:

> However, it also has a restriction that you cannot change the 'data='
> parameter with 'remount'.  Therefore, you have to pass the correct one
> at initial mount time, even though the data= parameter does not
> directly affect a read-only fs.  If you don't specify, you get
> data=ordered.
> 
> initramfs-tools should not pick up data= from /etc/fstab, but it does
> not. 

too many negations in one line, what are you trying to say?


> The workaround is 'rootflags=data=foo' on the kernel command
> line.

how is rootflags an workaround that has always been the correspondent
bootparam?
 
> The consequence is that the root fs cannot be remounted rw:
> 
>     EXT3-fs: cannot change data mode on remount
>     mount: / not mounted already, or bad option

are you saying that rootflags, doesn't work!??

-- 
maks