Recommendation to mkdir /lost+f
Brandon S. Allbery
allbery at axcess.UUCP
Fri Jan 29 23:24:54 AEST 1988
In article <2700 at pbhyf.UUCP>, tlh at pbhyf.UUCP (Lee Hounshell) writes:
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| In article <144800017 at occrsh.ATT.COM> rjd at occrsh.ATT.COM writes:
| > On the same note: I was a little fuzzy why fsck required already-made
| >but empty directory entries or allocated blocks. I seem to recall that
|
| Yeah.. so was mine, and fsck reconnected about 10 files for me with no
| problems about 3 weeks ago. I suspect that the directory slot stuff is
| only specific to Berkeley unix.. it certainly isn't needed for the 3B1.
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The reason you want preallocated blocks is that fsck has to allocate blocks
from the free list otherwise. But free list repairs are the LAST thing
done... so if a block is on the free list by mistake (i.e. also allocated to a
file) you'll end up with even worse corruption.
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