On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:43:53AM +0800, Qu Wenruo wrote: > Add more explain on btrfs-zero-log about when to use it. > > Cc: Marc MERLIN <marc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Qu Wenruo <quwenruo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Marc MERLIN <marc@xxxxxxxxxxx> Looks good, thank you. Marc > --- > Documentation/btrfs-zero-log.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-zero-log.txt b/Documentation/btrfs-zero-log.txt > index e3041fa..a8e4dd3 100644 > --- a/Documentation/btrfs-zero-log.txt > +++ b/Documentation/btrfs-zero-log.txt > @@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ allow you to mount the filesystem again. > The common case where this happens has been fixed a long time ago, > so it is unlikely that you will see this particular problem. > > +One can determine whether 'btrfs-zero-log' is needed according to the kernel > +backtrace: > +---- > +? replay_one_dir_item+0xb5/0xb5 [btrfs] > +? walk_log_tree+0x9c/0x19d [btrfs] > +? btrfs_read_fs_root_no_radix+0x169/0x1a1 [btrfs] > +? btrfs_recover_log_trees+0x195/0x29c [btrfs] > +? replay_one_dir_item+0xb5/0xb5 [btrfs] > +? btree_read_extent_buffer_pages+0x76/0xbc [btrfs] > +? open_ctree+0xff6/0x132c [btrfs] > +---- > + > +If the errors are like above, then 'btrfs-zero-log' should be used to clear > +the log and the filesystem may be mounted normally again. > + > +NOTE: If you use btrfs as the root filesystem, you may want to include > +'btrfs-zero-log' into initramdisk if the log problems hits you often. > + > EXIT STATUS > ----------- > 'btrfs-zero-log' will return 0 if no error happened. > -- > 1.9.2 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
