Exactly. If you do a read only mount of an inconsistent filesystem, you /expect/ to get inconsistent results from trying to read an inconsistent filesystem. The whole idea though, is that you make your best effort to access the data without modifying it and possibly causing more damage.
Since the lkml seems to have their head in the sand on this one, what are the odds on Ubuntu diverging? -- Replaying journals of other OS's filesystems, by mounting them, is unsafe https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41624 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs