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    xfs: always verify the log tail during recovery · 5297ac1f
    Brian Foster authored
    Log tail verification currently only occurs when torn writes are
    detected at the head of the log. This was introduced because a
    change in the head block due to torn writes can lead to a change in
    the tail block (each log record header references the current tail)
    and the tail block should be verified before log recovery proceeds.
    
    Tail corruption is possible outside of torn write scenarios,
    however. For example, partial log writes can be detected and cleared
    during the initial head/tail block discovery process. If the partial
    write coincides with a tail overwrite, the log tail is corrupted and
    recovery fails.
    
    To facilitate correct handling of log tail overwites, update log
    recovery to always perform tail verification. This is necessary to
    detect potential tail overwrite conditions when torn writes may not
    have occurred. This changes normal (i.e., no torn writes) recovery
    behavior slightly to detect and return CRC related errors near the
    tail before actual recovery starts.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBrian Foster <bfoster@redhat.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
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