linux-sg2042/fs
Mike Miller 98bd34eaf1 [PATCH] make kernel warn about incorrectly sized partitions
Sometimes partitions claim to be larger than the reported capacity of a
disk device.  This patch makes the kernel warn about those partitions.

We still permit these patitions to be used.  Quoting Andries Brouwer
<Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>:

 Case 1: The kernel is mistaken about the size of the disk.  (There are
 commands to clip a disk to a certain capacity, there are jumpers to tell a
 disk that it should report a certain capacity etc.  Usually this is because
 of BIOS bugs.  In bad cases the machine will crash in the BIOS and hence fail
 to boot if the disk reports full capacity.) In such cases actually accessing
 the blocks of the partition may work fine, or may work fine after running an
 unclip utility.  I wrote "setmax" some years ago precisely for this reason.

 Case 2: There was a messy partition table (maybe just a rounding error) but
 the actual filesystem on the partition is contained in the physical disk.
 Now using the filesystem goes without problem.

 Case 3: Both partition and filesystem extend beyond the end of the disk.  In
 forensic or debugging situations one often uses a copy of the start of a
 disk.  Now access beyond the end gives an expected I/O error.

Signed-off-by: Mike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Cameron <steve.cameron@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-23 07:43:09 -07:00
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9p [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
adfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
affs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
afs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
autofs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
autofs4 [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
befs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
bfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
cifs [PATCH] vfs: add lock owner argument to flush operation 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
coda [PATCH] vfs: add lock owner argument to flush operation 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
configfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
cramfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
debugfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
devfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
devpts [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
efs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
exportfs [PATCH] NFS server subtree_check returns dubious value 2006-05-21 12:59:16 -07:00
ext2 [PATCH] percpu counter data type changes to suppport more than 2**31 ext3 free blocks counter 2006-06-23 07:43:06 -07:00
ext3 [PATCH] percpu counter data type changes to suppport more than 2**31 ext3 free blocks counter 2006-06-23 07:43:06 -07:00
fat [PATCH] fs/fat/misc.c: unexport fat_sync_bhs 2006-06-23 07:43:03 -07:00
freevxfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
fuse [PATCH] vfs: add lock owner argument to flush operation 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
hfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
hfsplus [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
hostfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
hpfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
hppfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
hugetlbfs [PATCH] tightening hugetlb strict accounting 2006-06-23 07:42:48 -07:00
isofs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
jbd [PATCH] JBD: split checkpoint lists 2006-06-23 07:43:08 -07:00
jffs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
jffs2 [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
jfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
lockd NFS: make 2 functions static 2006-04-19 12:43:47 -04:00
minix [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
msdos [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
ncpfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
nfs [PATCH] vfs: add lock owner argument to flush operation 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
nfs_common [PATCH] nfsacl: Solaris VxFS compatibility fix 2005-10-11 09:46:54 -07:00
nfsd [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
nls [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
ntfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
openpromfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
partitions [PATCH] make kernel warn about incorrectly sized partitions 2006-06-23 07:43:09 -07:00
proc [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
qnx4 [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
ramfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
reiserfs [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
romfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
smbfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
sysfs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
sysv [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
udf [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
ufs [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
vfat [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
xfs [PATCH] for_each_possible_cpu: xfs 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
Kconfig [PATCH] ext2 XIP won't build without MMU 2006-06-23 07:42:55 -07:00
Kconfig.binfmt [PATCH] frv: suppress configuration of certain features for FRV 2006-01-08 20:13:36 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] inotify (1/5): split kernel API from userspace support 2006-06-20 05:25:17 -04:00
aio.c [PATCH] list: use list_replace_init() instead of list_splice_init() 2006-06-23 07:43:07 -07:00
attr.c [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
bad_inode.c [PATCH] Make most file operations structs in fs/ const 2006-03-28 09:16:06 -08:00
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] dump_thread() cleanup 2006-01-10 08:01:25 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] binflt_elf: remove more casts 2006-06-23 07:43:05 -07:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c [PATCH] frv: binfmt_elf_fdpic __user annotations 2006-06-23 07:42:54 -07:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c [PATCH] binfmt_flat: don't check for EMFILE 2006-05-21 12:59:17 -07:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c [PATCH] mm: mm_init set_mm_counters 2005-10-29 21:40:38 -07:00
bio.c [PATCH] Fix missing ret assignment in __bio_map_user() error path 2006-06-17 10:52:12 -07:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
buffer.c [PATCH] for_each_online_pgdat: renaming for_each_pgdat 2006-03-27 08:44:48 -08:00
char_dev.c [PATCH] Simplify proc/devices and fix early termination regression 2006-03-31 12:18:53 -08:00
compat.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
dcache.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
dcookies.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
direct-io.c BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/direct-io.c 2006-04-01 01:10:13 +02:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
dquot.c BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/dquot.c 2006-04-02 13:36:13 +02:00
drop_caches.c [PATCH] drop-pagecache 2006-01-08 20:12:40 -08:00
eventpoll.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
exec.c [PATCH] remove steal_locks() 2006-06-22 15:05:57 -07:00
fcntl.c BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/fcntl.c 2006-04-02 13:37:19 +02:00
fifo.c [PATCH] pipe.c/fifo.c code cleanups 2006-04-11 13:53:33 +02:00
file.c [PATCH] for_each_possible_cpu: fixes for generic part 2006-03-28 09:16:05 -08:00
file_table.c [PATCH] percpu counter data type changes to suppport more than 2**31 ext3 free blocks counter 2006-06-23 07:43:06 -07:00
filesystems.c [PATCH] fix missing includes 2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00
fs-writeback.c [PATCH] writeback: fix range handling 2006-06-23 07:42:49 -07:00
inode.c BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/inode.c 2006-04-02 13:38:18 +02:00
inotify.c [PATCH] inotify (4/5): allow watch removal from event handler 2006-06-20 05:25:19 -04:00
inotify_user.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
ioctl.c [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
ioprio.c [PATCH] lsm: add task_setioprio hook 2006-06-23 07:42:53 -07:00
libfs.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
locks.c [PATCH] fs/locks.c: make posix_locks_deadlock() static 2006-06-23 07:43:03 -07:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] Typo fixes 2006-03-28 09:16:08 -08:00
mpage.c [PATCH] writeback: fix range handling 2006-06-23 07:42:49 -07:00
namei.c [PATCH] read_mapping_page for address space 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
namespace.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
nfsctl.c [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
open.c [PATCH] vfs: add lock owner argument to flush operation 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
pipe.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to override root dentry on mount 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
pnode.c [PATCH] s/;;/;/g 2006-03-24 07:33:24 -08:00
pnode.h [PATCH] unbindable mounts 2005-11-07 18:18:11 -08:00
posix_acl.c [PATCH] gfp flags annotations - part 1 2005-10-08 15:00:57 -07:00
quota.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: quota 2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
quota_v1.c
quota_v2.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: quota 2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
read_write.c [PATCH] splice: unlikely() optimizations 2006-04-11 13:56:09 +02:00
readdir.c [PATCH] mutex subsystem, semaphore to mutex: VFS, ->i_sem 2006-01-09 15:59:24 -08:00
select.c [PATCH] Poll cleanups/microoptimizations 2006-06-23 07:43:03 -07:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/seq_file.c 2006-03-23 07:38:12 -08:00
splice.c [PATCH] splice: redo page lookup if add_to_page_cache() returns -EEXIST 2006-05-04 06:55:12 +02:00
stat.c [PATCH] powerpc: Wire up *at syscalls 2006-04-28 21:04:59 +10:00
super.c [PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry 2006-06-23 07:42:45 -07:00
sync.c [PATCH] writeback: fix range handling 2006-06-23 07:42:49 -07:00
xattr.c [PATCH] log more info for directory entry change events 2006-06-20 05:25:28 -04:00
xattr_acl.c