Bug 56472

Summary:	fsck a ext[2-3] fs too much time to see if it is clean or no
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	acount closed by user <a1459440>
Component:	e2fsprogs	Assignee:	Florian La Roche <laroche>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Aaron Brown <abrown>
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Version:	7.2
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Description acount closed by user 2001-11-19 16:22:48 UTC

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Description of problem:
when the system is booting, to make the fsck of a ext[2-3] fs get too much
time to see if it is clean or no.

The kernel is 2.4.9-13, but with a linus kernel 2.4.15p-pre6 the system
boot ok.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot 
2. Cheking root filesystem
3. ... wait....
	

Additional info:

Comment 1 acount closed by user 2001-11-20 20:50:09 UTC

---dmesg at boot--
...
usb-uhci.c: v1.251:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 2
end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.11, 3 Oct 2001 on ide0(3,3), internal journal
....
--end--

The kernel is trying to read the _external_ floppy disk of my dell inspiron
laptop, but WHY? if i connect the floopy the system boot imediately.
but if i dont conenct the fd, it took 2 minutes "Cheking root filesystem" and
then put the fs status tha it is _clean_ and boot. 

why here?
--cut /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit--

        STRING=$"Checking root filesystem"
        echo $STRING
        initlog -c "fsck -T -a $fsckoptions /"
--cut--
with the linus kernel 2.4.15pre6 is booting ok

Comment 2 acount closed by user 2003-06-08 16:55:39 UTC

the problem was I was playing with raid partitions and 'rh-kernel' had a very
strange bug and it does not a e2fsprogs bug