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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:58:29 +1000
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@sgi.com>
To: Richard Bonomo <bonomo@sal.wisc.edu>
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On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 07:32:34PM -0500, Richard Bonomo wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I have been trying to come up to speed on
> the issue of dumping file systems from
> 2.4.x kernels using dumps.  I located 
> Linus' unequivocal words about the dangers
> of using dump.   I have a couple of questions:
> 
> 1. Do the same warnings apply to XFS and xfsdump?

xfsdump doesn't directly access the device, so the metadata
and data it sees is coherent with other filesystem activity;
so, no these warnings are not applicable to xfsdump.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan
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