Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:58:29 +1000 | From | Nathan Scott <> | Subject | Re: backups/dumps/caches |
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On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 07:32:34PM -0500, Richard Bonomo wrote: > > Hello! > > I have been trying to come up to speed on > the issue of dumping file systems from > 2.4.x kernels using dumps. I located > Linus' unequivocal words about the dangers > of using dump. I have a couple of questions: > > 1. Do the same warnings apply to XFS and xfsdump?
xfsdump doesn't directly access the device, so the metadata and data it sees is coherent with other filesystem activity; so, no these warnings are not applicable to xfsdump.
cheers.
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