Bug 71159 - sys-fs/e2fsprogs: feature resize_inode for compatibility with Fedora Core 3
Bug#: 71159 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: CLOSED Severity: enhancement Priority: P2
Resolution: LATER Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: j.romildo@gmail.com
Component: Core system
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Summary: sys-fs/e2fsprogs: feature resize_inode for compatibility with Fedora Core 3
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2004-11-14 06:44 0000
Description:   Opened: 2004-11-14 06:44 0000 
Fedora Core 3 introduced a new feature:

  Kernel and e2fsprogs support for online growing of ext3 file systems

as it is reported in its release notes (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html).

In order to achieve this, a new feature (resize_inode) is used in the filesystem.

In a multiboot computer, Gentoo Linux has difficulties with this new introduced feature when dealing with partitions shared with Fedora Core 3. When booting Gentoo in my computer, fsck.ext3 gives the message

  fsck.ext3: Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) (/)
  e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!

and checking another partions always fails (at boot time) with the message

  fsck could not correct all errors, manual repair needed

This is just related to the new feature introduced by Fedora Core 3.

In order to keep compatibility between Gentoo and Fedora Core 3, support for online growing of ext3 file systems should also be introced in Gentoo.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:

------- Comment #1 From José Romildo Malaquias 2004-11-14 06:46:48 0000 ------- 
See the topic http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=251319 in the forum.

------- Comment #2 From José Romildo Malaquias 2004-11-14 07:27:07 0000 ------- 
After rebuilding e2fsprogs with the patch e2fsprogs-resize.patch (taken from
the Fedora Core 3 e2fsprogs source RPM package:
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/SRPMS/e2fsprogs-1.35-11.2.src.rpm),
the problems reported by fsck.ext3 are gone.

Maybe it is a good idea to apply this patch to the e2fsprogs ebuild in portage.

------- Comment #3 From SpanKY 2004-11-14 16:53:58 0000 ------- 
if this is going to be merged with upstream e2fsprogs CVS, i'll happily add it
to our packages

until then, no

------- Comment #4 From José Romildo Malaquias 2005-02-07 02:32:26 0000 ------- 
This issue seems to be resolved with e2fsprogs-1.36. At least for me.

------- Comment #5 From Aron Griffis (RETIRED) 2005-03-22 09:26:57 0000 ------- 
Indeed, this is fixed with e2fsprogs-1.36, now marked stable on ia64 with
others to follow eventually.