JFS: Improved error handing
This patch replaces many assert statements, which caused a BUG(), with improved code to mark the superblock dirty and then proceed as specified by the errors= mount flag (as ext2 and ext3 do). JFS's default for the errors option is "remount-ro" in order to prevent addition data corruption when a problem is found. These asserts are usually triggered by on-disk data corruption. By marking the superblock dirty, fsck will perform a complete check on the file system and correct the problems, rather than simply replaying the journal, inviting later trouble. Submitted by Karl Rister & Dave Kleikamp
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