Package: e2fsprogs Version: 1.39-1 Severity: important Hi,
you set the compiler option -fsigned-char, but on PowerPC the default is unsigned char. This makes the kernel uses unsigned and e2fsck uses signed chars. In the case of an 8 bit character, str2hashbuf() in lib/ext2fs/dirhash.c produces a different buf than the kernel, which leads to the problem that the hash calculated by TEA_transform() is a different one. If the hash is different enough from the hash calculated by the kernel, both search and insert the file in a different leave, which leads to the problem that files aren't accesable by the kernel if e2fsck has put them into the wrong leave. I have an small image where you can test it. With e2fsck from debian one file is not accessable, but with a fixed version (using unsigned char in str2hashbuf) the kernel can access the file. Are you interested in it? Bye, Jörg. -- System Information: Debian Release: unstable/experimental APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages e2fsprogs depends on: ii e2fslibs 1.39-1 ext2 filesystem libraries ii libblkid1 1.39-1 block device id library ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcomerr2 1.39-1 common error description library ii libdevmapper1.02 2:1.02.08-1 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use ii libselinux1 1.30.28-1 SELinux shared libraries ii libsepol1 1.12.26-2 Security Enhanced Linux policy lib ii libss2 1.39-1 command-line interface parsing lib ii libuuid1 1.39-1 universally unique id library e2fsprogs recommends no packages. -- no debconf information
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