From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:24:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:24:41 -0400 Received: from f79.law10.hotmail.com ([64.4.15.79]:46347 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:24:29 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [194.65.14.70] From: "Mack Stevenson" To: adilger@turbolabs.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiser@namesys.com, nerijus@users.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: Basic reiserfs question Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 02:24:43 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Sep 2001 00:24:43.0420 (UTC) FILETIME=[A8132DC0:01C137FC] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andreas, >From: Andreas Dilger >To: Mack Stevenson >CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiser@namesys.com, >nerijus@users.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: Basic reiserfs question >Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 11:04:26 -0600 > >On Sep 07, 2001 13:38 +0200, Mack Stevenson wrote: > > >From syslog, referring to the last time I booted my machine: > > > > reiserfs: checking transaction log (device 03:02) ... > > Warning, log replay starting on readonly filesystem > > reiserfs: replayed 16 transactions in 4 seconds > > using r5 hash to sort names > > ReiserFS version 3.6.25 > > VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly. > >This clearly means that it is a "dirty" shutdown, because it is replaying >the journal log. Right. > > Should I worry if I don't get such messages whenever I boot? Or should I > > worry if I get those messages after (apparently) clean shutdown >procedures? > >It would be troublesome if you got the messages after a clean shutdown. That's what happening (kernel 2.4.8), about 1 out of 5 times . >This might mean that reiserfs is not syncing some journal buffers to disk >when the root filesystem is remounted read-only. Alternately, it may mean >that it is finding bogus transactions to replay in the journal (I don't >know how reiserfs determines whether the journal is clean or dirty). > >It may also mean that your disk claims to have written data to disk, but >then only puts it in cache and you power off before in actually writes it. >Do you have APM/ACPI power off after shutdown? Yes, I run APM. Should I try disabling APM power off and manually doing so instead? Thank you, Mack _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp