Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-23 Thread Andreas Dilger
Al writes: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: > > If this is the case, then all of the other zero initializations can be > > removed as well. I figured that if most of the fields were being > > zeroed, then ones _not_ being zeroed would lead to this problem. > > Other zero

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-23 Thread Alexander Viro
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: > If this is the case, then all of the other zero initializations can be > removed as well. I figured that if most of the fields needed to be > zeroed, then ones _not_ being zeroed would lead to this problem. Other zero initializations in

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-23 Thread Alexander Viro
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: If this is the case, then all of the other zero initializations can be removed as well. I figured that if most of the fields needed to be zeroed, then ones _not_ being zeroed would lead to this problem. Other zero initializations in

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-23 Thread Andreas Dilger
Al writes: On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: If this is the case, then all of the other zero initializations can be removed as well. I figured that if most of the fields were being zeroed, then ones _not_ being zeroed would lead to this problem. Other zero

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Andreas Dilger
Al Viro writes: > On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: > > > The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count > > > overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() > > > with

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Alexander Viro
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: > > > The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count > > overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() > > with a count != 1,

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Stephen C. Tweedie
Hi, On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: > The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count > overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() > with a count != 1, and ext2_free_data() looks to be OK. The other >

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Andreas Dilger
Al Viro writes: On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote: On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() with a count !=

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Stephen C. Tweedie
Hi, On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() with a count != 1, and ext2_free_data() looks to be OK. The other possibility is

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-22 Thread Alexander Viro
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote: Hi, On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 01:35:05PM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote: The only remote possibility is in ext2_free_blocks() if block+count overflows a 32-bit unsigned value. Only 2 places call ext2_free_blocks() with a count != 1, and

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-07 Thread Andreas Dilger
Bill Clark wrote (to the moderated [EMAIL PROTECTED] list): > Not sure if this is a LVM problem or a ext2fs problem. It is happening > with the 2.4.2 kernel and the 0.9 release of the LVM user tools. > > kernel: Kernel panic: EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)): > load_block_bitmap: block_group

Re: [linux-lvm] EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)):

2001-03-07 Thread Andreas Dilger
Bill Clark wrote (to the moderated [EMAIL PROTECTED] list): Not sure if this is a LVM problem or a ext2fs problem. It is happening with the 2.4.2 kernel and the 0.9 release of the LVM user tools. kernel: Kernel panic: EXT2-fs panic (device lvm(58,0)): load_block_bitmap: block_group =