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hi all, I intend to write a snapshot module for Ext2/3 file-systems. For that i need to make sure that FS is in consistent state before taking snapshot. For ex. in case of UFS, the superblock has a fs_clean flag which is set to be FSSTABLE to tell that its in consistent state. (otherwise its set to FSACTIVE) I m not able to find any such information for Ext2/Ext3. (The

...________________________ >>Ext3-users mailing list >>Ext3-users@redhat.com >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users >> >> > > for getting state of ext2 filesystem there is a field in super block telling state of ext2. ravindra mahala >>See ext3_sync_super_lockfs(), ext3_unlockfs(), and the LVM >>VFS-locking patch. >>These are used to put the filesystem into a stable state for a >>short time >>until the snapshot is created. >> > >Sir, > >Thanks for your response. >But my problem is a bit different. >Once th...