Re: [SD4L-user] mkfs hangs when creating large container from HD partition

[Jonathan C. <jco...@ro...>]

Hi Ulrich,

A solution for this problem is not urgent.

The misreporting of partition size occurs when I create a 
Windows-compatible drive, using the defaults:
SHA1 digest, Blowfish cipher, vfat/msdos file system. The same disk 
partition was used.

Thanks.

Hans-Ulrich Juettner wrote:
> Today I've managed to reproduce the problem. It's a deadlock produced
> in some circumstances by scramdisk waiting for the mkfs command to
> finish while the mkfs command is waiting for scramdisk to read it's
> output. The "Couldn't mount device: Invalid argument" is simply an
> aftereffect of the failed mkfs command.
>
> On the other hand, I haven't seen scramdisk reporting the size of
> the whole drive instead of the size of the selected partition, are
> you sure about this? If yes, where exactly have you seen the wrong
> size?
>
> Finally, I'd like to ask whether you have an urgent need for a bug fix
> package. I'm hesitating to publish a complete new bug fix release for
> all the supported distributions since I'm preparing for a major new
> version which, however, will take some months to be finished.
> I could send you a patch for the sources or a package just for your
> distribution. What do you think about that?
>
> Best regards
> Ulrich
>