I would strongly urge e2fsprogs v1.43 be brought in sooner rather than later.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to e2fsprogs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225644 Title: old e2fsprogs version can corrupt fs during offline resize Status in e2fsprogs package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The version of e2fsprogs (1.42.5 and below) included in Precise, Quantal, and Raring contains the bug described here: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2060328 and fixed in 1.42.8. 1.42.8 is included in Saucy. I think the newer version should be included as an update, as the bug causes data loss. Further, documentation should reflect that it isn't necessarily better to unmount before resizing under ext4 - at the moment, it is always impressed on everyone to NEVER touch a filesystem online. I believe Ubuntu's installer sets the flag (resize_inode) in question by default, so the combination of: 1) ext4 with resize_inode set 2) gparted and documentation insist that you only ever modify the filesystem offline 3) the old version of e2fsprogs creates the risk that the holes in the swiss cheese line up and lead to a disaster. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/+bug/1225644/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
