another "oh for fuck's sake" installment
Linux dump/restore don't complain about failing to recognize ext4 filesystems. Instead they happily read them in and write them back out. But what they read/write is garbage because they don't actually know how to deal with extent-based inodes.
And of course, the maintainers don't know if it will ever support the new format; they are not actively working on it. Not that they've bothered to make those programs check the kind of filesystem they're operating on in the meantime or anything.
Always remember to verify your backups, people.
And of course, the maintainers don't know if it will ever support the new format; they are not actively working on it. Not that they've bothered to make those programs check the kind of filesystem they're operating on in the meantime or anything.
Always remember to verify your backups, people.