On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 02:06:08PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote: > > e2fsprogs' mkfs is really missing a check whether any known > > filesystem/partition type/container (luks, lvm, mdadm, etc.) is already on > > device (and a -force switch),... IIRC xfsprogs already do this more or > > less. > Yes, that would be reasonable although it might break some > people's scripts. But probably worth it anyway. This is a difficult change.... Some GUI install things already perform this check and after asking confirmation from the user will just execute: mkfs.ext3 /dev/.... and expect it to make the filesystem. So you could add an option: --check _for_existing_filesystem But then it is quite likely that people running it manually will forget to add the option.... Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@xxxxxxxxxxxx ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2600998 ** ** Delftechpark 26 2628 XH Delft, The Netherlands. KVK: 27239233 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* Q: It doesn't work. A: Look buddy, doesn't work is an ambiguous statement. Does it sit on the couch all day? Is it unemployed? Please be specific! Define 'it' and what it isn't doing. --------- Adapted from lxrbot FAQ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
