>> This looks like a good idea, linear scan for segment nodes: >> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nilfs/msg02198.html Could >> be the start of the fsck that never happened. There was something like that: https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-nilfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg01391.html The same person has written a very detailed overview of the implementation of NILFS2: http://dubeyko.com/development/FileSystems/NILFS/nilfs2-design.pdf