Bug#582275: ext3 filesystem corruption on md RAID1 device

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

severity 582275 normal
thanks

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 07:25:18AM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> 
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 7:09 AM, Theodore Tso wrote:
> > 
> > It could be an e2fsck bug, or it could be a hardware issue.  In my experience, every time
> > I've tried digging into problems with e2fsck -fy not fixing all problems in a single
> > pass, it's been a hardware problem.  That being said, multiply claimed blocks is
> > something that isn't exercised that much, so it's *possible* that it is an e2fsck bug.
> > 
> > I really would need a reproducible test case before I could do anything though.
> 
> And reviewing the thread, the fact that you are reliably getting directory corruption
> every single time you're booting, and the reliability of the hardware has been 
> called into question (forgive me for being a little suspicious of people trying
> to do reliable storage using IDE devices).

Adjusting severity, since it appears to be limited to the submitter's
hardware.

Cheers,
        Moritz