On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 06:08:12PM +0530, Chandan Babu R wrote: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 02:10:17 PM +0200, Carlos Maiolino wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 02:57:43PM +0530, Chandan Babu R wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> This patch series extends metadump/mdrestore tools to be able to dump > >> and restore contents of an external log device. It also adds the > >> ability to copy larger blocks (e.g. 4096 bytes instead of 512 bytes) > >> into the metadump file. These objectives are accomplished by > >> introducing a new metadump file format. > >> > >> I have tested the patchset by extending metadump/mdrestore tests in > >> fstests to cover the newly introduced metadump v2 format. The tests > >> can be found at > >> https://github.com/chandanr/xfstests/commits/metadump-v2. > >> > >> The patch series can also be obtained from > >> https://github.com/chandanr/xfsprogs-dev/commits/metadump-v2. > > > > There is already a V2 on the list, why is this also tagged as V2? > > The "v2" mentioned in "Metadump v2" refers to the newer version of metadump > ondisk layout to support Sorry the noise, I didn't get through the patches yet, just read 2 threads with the same subject (without spotting the actual V2 in the patch metadata). Thanks, my bad. :) > 1. Dumping metadata from external log device and > 2. Dumping larger extents (4096 bytes instead of 512 bytes). > > -- > chandan
