On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Leonardo Dagnino <leodag.sch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2013/1/16 Arno Gaboury <arnaud.gaboury@xxxxxxxxx> > >> On 16/01/13||11:22, Tom Gundersen wrote: >> > Hi Arno, >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Arno Gaboury <arnaud.gaboury@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > > HOOKS="base udev autodetect block lvm2 filesystems fsck usr usbinput >> > > shutdown modconf" >> > > >> > > When # mkinitcpio, I get this error: >> > > -> Running build hook: [fsck] >> > > ==> ERROR: file not found: `fsck.btrfs' >> > > ==> WARNING: No fsck helpers found. fsck will not be run on boot. >> > > >> > > The initramfs-linux.img is still correct, but I was wondering why this >> > > error. >> > >> > As you correctly observe, there is no fsck.btrfs binary. >> > >> > > When reading the /usr/lib/initcpio/install/fsck script, it seems to me >> > > fsck will add the filesystem name and run >> > > /usr/bin/fsck.filesystemame.This will of course translate to >> fsck.btrfs, >> > > which does not exist. /usr/bin/btrfsck is the correct binary. >> > >> > This is not a mistake; the btrfsck binary is not meant to be run >> > automatically at boot as the other fsck.* helpers, it is only meant to >> > be used manually to fix problems. btrfs is designed not to need >> > fsck'ing at boot, but does integrity checking at run-time instead. >> > >> > > According to /usr/lib/initcpio/install/btrfs script, the btrfs hook is >> > > not needed when using udev. >> > > >> > > How can I solve this issue? Shall I add the btrfs hook? >> > >> > You could add the btrfs hook, but it would not make a difference for >> > the automatic fsck. What it would give you is the ability to fsck >> > btrfs manually from the initramfs in case of problems (i.e., in case >> > root can not be mounted at all). >> > >> > HTH, >> > >> > Tom >> >> Tom, >> >> thank you for your clean answer. >> I will then let this "error", as I understand it is more a "Warning" >> with no negative impact. >> >> Regards. >> > > > If you want to stop getting that error/warning, you can create fsck.btrfs > as a symlink to /bin/true (I think). > > Regards > -- > Leonardo Dagnino Am I mistaken in thinking that if you only have btrfs filesystems on a machine, then the fsck hook serves no purpose? Thanks, =-Jameson
