Re: XFS on root
On 02/03/16 00:33, Adam Wilson wrote:
>> "As we all know, you cannot install grub into an XFS partition because
>> > the XFS superblock is in sector 0 of the partition."
> I'm pretty sure this only holds true for LILO now, according to the
> official XFS FAQ
> (http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q:_Does_GRUB_work_with_XFS.3F).
> Concerning GRUB, it has this to say:
>
>> > There is native XFS filesystem support for GRUB starting with version
>> > 0.91 and onward. Unfortunately, GRUB used to make incorrect
>> > assumptions about being able to read a block device image while a
>> > filesystem is mounted and actively being written to, which could
>> > cause intermittent problems when using XFS. This has reportedly since
>> > been fixed, and the 0.97 version (at least) of GRUB is apparently
>> > stable.
I think that's two different things. The "cannot install grub into an
XFS partition" quote is about where grub lives - normally in the MBR,
but possibly in a partition (but not if it's XFS).
The FAQ quote is about what kinds of partition grub can boot, which
includes XFS.
Richard
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