Subject: Re: HEADS UP: possible data corruption
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 05/26/2004 19:08:31
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On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 10:42:53PM +0200, Juergen Hannken-Illjes wrote:
> Please don't use kernels with src/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_alloc.c Rev. 1.76.
> Kernels built with this revision may corrupt your data.
>=20
> This revision was active from Tue May 25 14:55:47 UTC 2004
> to Wed May 26 20:33:10 UTC 2004

If I understand the error, it will only manifest itself if /dev is not an=
=20
ffs file system.

I think everyone should update, I just wanted to indicate some bounds on=20
the behavior this problem will induce.

Take care,

Bill

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