On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 10:50:01AM +0800, Yafang Shao wrote: > Instead, we propose introducing configurable options to notify users > of writeback errors immediately and prevent further operations on > affected files or disks. Possible solutions include: > > - Option A: Immediately shut down the filesystem upon writeback errors. > - Option B: Mark the affected file as inaccessible if a writeback error occurs. > > These options could be controlled via mount options or sysfs > configurations. Both solutions would be preferable to silently > returning corrupted data, as they ensure users are aware of disk > issues and can take corrective action. I think option A is the only sane one as there is no way to actually get this data to disk. Do you have a use case for option B?
