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Update release notes for e2fsprogs 1.41-WIP-0707 release.
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This is the new version (1.41-WIP-0617) of the second extended
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This is the new version (1.41-WIP-0707) of the second extended
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file system management programs.
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file system management programs.
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From time to time, I release new versions of e2fsprogs, to fix
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From time to time, I release new versions of e2fsprogs, to fix
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E2fsprogs 1.41-WIP-0617 (June 17, 2008) git ID: f1420977
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E2fsprogs 1.41-WIP-0707 (July 7, 2008) git ID: c03d9924
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Add support to badblocks to limit how quickly it reads from the disk
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drive (so it can be used for background scrubbing), and so it will
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abort after finding a given number of errors.
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Add support for ext4 filesystem features, in particular extents,
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Add support for ext4 filesystem features, in particular extents,
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uninit_bg, flex_bg, huge_file, and dir_nlink features. Also add
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uninit_bg, flex_bg, huge_file, and dir_nlink features. Also add
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field in the superblock is in the future. (Addresses Debian Bug:
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field in the superblock is in the future. (Addresses Debian Bug:
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#446005).
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#446005).
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Enhance mke2fs to print a more explanatory error message when
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ext2fs_get_device_size() returns EFBIG. (Addresses Debian Bug:
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#488663)
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Fix mke2fs to use a default block size of 4k when formatting an
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external journal device. This is done by using a fixed filesystem
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type list that consists only of the single filesystem type "journal"
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when looking up configuration keys in /etc/mke2fs.conf. (Addresses
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Debian Bug: #488663)
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Speed up how mke2fs writes the journal data blocks by writing the disk
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Speed up how mke2fs writes the journal data blocks by writing the disk
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blocks in larger chunks.
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blocks in larger chunks.
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Fix blkid handling of stale devices. Fix a bug which could cause a
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core dump while garbage collecting the blkid cache, and assure that
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blkid_find_dev_with_tag() never returns a non-existent device. Also,
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if a filesystem is found at a new /dev location, eliminate any
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duplicate stale entries which can not be verified.
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(Addresses-Debian-Bugs: #487758, #487783)
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Add more paranoid checks for LVM volumes and swap partitions in
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Add more paranoid checks for LVM volumes and swap partitions in
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blkid's probe function, to reduce the chances of false positives.
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blkid's probe function, to reduce the chances of false positives.
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The chattr program will return a non-zero exit code in case of
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The chattr program will return a non-zero exit code in case of
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failures, and error messages can be suppressed with the -f option.
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failures, and error messages can be suppressed with the -f option.
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(Addresses-Red-Hat-Bugzilla: #180596)
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(Addresses Red Hat Bugzilla: #180596)
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Fix a bug in badblocks which caused it to overrun an array and likely
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crash if more than 8 test patterns are specified using the -t option.
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(Addresses Debian Bug: #487298)
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Add support to badblocks to limit how quickly it reads from the disk
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abort after finding a given number of errors.
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Remove support for the legacy big-endian filesystem format which only
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Remove support for the legacy big-endian filesystem format which only
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existed on extremely long-dead PowerPC kernels almost a decade ago.
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existed on extremely long-dead PowerPC kernels almost a decade ago.
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Add I/O statistics reporting to e2fsck.
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Add I/O statistics reporting to e2fsck.
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Update Vietnamese, Polish, French, Spanish, German, Catalan, Dutch,
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Czech translations.
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Fixed various Debian packaging issues --- see debian/changelog for
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details. (Addresses Debian Bugs: #487443, #487675)
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Fixed spelling mistakes, typos, and otherwise clarified man pages.
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(Addresses Debian Bug: #393313)
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Programmer's Notes
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Programmer's Notes
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e2fsprogs (1.41~WIP-2008-07-07-1) experimental; urgency=low
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* New upstream version (pre-release for e2sprogs 1.41)
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* Update to indicate compliance with debian policy version 3.8.0.0.
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* Fix e2fsck to not truncate valid extent files that are larger than
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what is supported by indirect files.
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* Add -dbg packages which contain the debugging information.
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* mke2fs: Print a better error message when a device is too big.
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(Closes: #488663)
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* Create external journal devices with a default blocksize of 4k
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* Fix bug in badblocks which caused crash when lots of -t patterns are
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given. (Closes: #487298)
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* Fix blkid handling of stale entries. (Closes: #487758, #487783)
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* Update Vietnamese, Polish, French, Spanish, German, Catalan,
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Dutch, Czech translations from the translation project.
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* Fix FTBFS problem on MIPS (Closes: #487675)
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* Fix bug in libuuid1.postinst which would cause it to blow up if
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there were spaces around the equals sign in /etc/adduser.conf.
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(Closes: #487443)
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* Update/clarified man pages. (Closes: #393313)
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-- Theodore Y. Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:30:43 -0400
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e2fsprogs (1.41~WIP-2008-06-17-1) experimental; urgency=low
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e2fsprogs (1.41~WIP-2008-06-17-1) experimental; urgency=low
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* New upstream version (pre-release for e2fsprogs 1.41)
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* New upstream version (pre-release for e2fsprogs 1.41)
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