Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:53:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:52:55 -0400 Received: from roc-24-169-102-121.rochester.rr.com ([24.169.102.121]:24521 "EHLO roc-24-169-102-121.rochester.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:52:44 -0400 Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:52:54 -0400 From: Chris Mason To: Jens Benecke , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Reiserfs mail-list Subject: Re: [reiserfs-list] Re: ReiserFS data corruption in very simple configuration Message-ID: <2143070000.1003071174@tiny> In-Reply-To: <20010924112510.F15955@jensbenecke.de> In-Reply-To: <200109221000.GAA11263@out-of-band.media.mit.edu> <15276.34915.301069.643178@beta.reiserfs.com> <20010924112510.F15955@jensbenecke.de> X-Mailer: Mulberry/2.1.0 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday, September 24, 2001 11:25:10 AM +0200 Jens Benecke wrote: > one question: > > When I was using ext2 I always mounted the /usr partition read-only, so > that a fsck weren't necessary at boot - and the files were all guaranteed > to be OK to bring the system up at least. > > Does this (mount -o ro) make sense with ReiserFS as well? What I mean is, > is there a chance of a file getting corrupted that was only *read* (not > *written*) at or before a power outage? Yes, after the mount is finished, reiserfs won't change the files on a readonly mount. -chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/