Re: [linux-lvm] snapshots of busy ext2 file system corrupt

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Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolabs.com> writes:

> I _think_ that if you tried to mount the ext2 snapshot, it will
> still work, even though it is inconsistent.

I think that wouldn't help me much, if I want to dump(8) the file
system for backups.  AFAIK, dump(8) opens the device file,
i.e. /dev/vg0/snap which has an inconsistent image.

> Obviously it would be better to fix it so that ext2 snapshots are
> always consistent.

ACK!


urs

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