Re: ext2 caches

From: Peter Samuelson (peter@cadcamlab.org)
Date: Sat Sep 30 2000 - 01:38:31 EST

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[tytso]
> It is not safe to modify an ext2 filesystem via external means while
> it is mounted, even if it is mounted read-only. You can panic the
> kernel that way.

So do you recommend rebooting immediately after dirty fsck (i.e. just
after the last "*** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***")?

Peter
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