Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Aug 1999 19:00:37 +0100 (BST) | From | Mike <> | Subject | Re: Ext2fs speed ups |
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On 19 Aug 1999, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <cistron.f7bbca72.24ec8f3e@aol.com>, <Smc659@aol.com> wrote: > >Anyone have any ways to speed up ext2fs, especially the checking? Sometimes > >working on beta kernels forces lockups and I dont get to unmount properly... > > Enable magic sysrq support (under "kernel hacking" in the config). It > enables you to forcibly unmount filesystems and reboot cleanly when > your system hangs. Yesterday I even posted a patch to do this through > a serial console. > That's not always the case. Magic SysRq doesn't always work after the kernel's crashed for whatever reason.
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>
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