Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 10:47:56 +0100 (MET) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers) Cc: rnordier@iafrica.com (Robert Nordier) Subject: Re: A simple way to crash your system. Message-ID: <199611280947.KAA01216@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199611271737.TAA03168@eac.iafrica.com> from Robert Nordier at "Nov 27, 96 07:37:46 pm"
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As Robert Nordier wrote: > By default, msdosfs would in future not mount DOS FSes with a block > size exceeding 32 (or maybe 16) sectors, since these appear to be > the filesystems that trigger the UFS corruption problem. > > However, to revert to present behavior (ie. mount any DOS partition), > either: > > (a) Use mount(8) or mount_msdos(8) with the -f (force) option; or > (b) Specify MSDOSFS_FORCE as a kernel configuration option. Assuming it's documented in LINT, GENERIC, and mount_msdos(8), i think this is a fine compromise. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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