@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ filesystem checks (either based on time or number of mounts) should
be doubled if the system is running on battery. This setting defaults to
true.
.TP
+.I max_count_problems
+This relation specifies the maximum number of problem reports of a
+particular type will be printed to stdout before further problem reports
+of that type are squelched. This can be useful if the console is slow
+(i.e., connected to a serial port) and so a large amount of output could
+end up delaying the boot process for a long time (potentially hours).
+.TP
.I indexed_dir_slack_percentage
When
.BR e2fsck (8)
@@ -171,6 +178,11 @@ whether this filesystem problem should be automatically fixed when
.B e2fsck
is running in preen mode.
.TP
+.I max_count
+This integer relation overrides the
+.I max_count_problems
+parameter (set in the options section) for this particular problem.
+.TP
.I no_ok
This boolean relation overrides the default behavior determining
whether or not the filesystem will be marked as inconsistent if the user
@@ -1824,6 +1824,9 @@ int fix_problem(e2fsck_t ctx, problem_t code, struct problem_context *pctx)
reconfigure_bool(ctx, ptr, key, PR_NO_NOMSG, "no_nomsg");
reconfigure_bool(ctx, ptr, key, PR_PREEN_NOHDR, "preen_noheader");
reconfigure_bool(ctx, ptr, key, PR_FORCE_NO, "force_no");
+ profile_get_integer(ctx->profile, "options",
+ "max_count_problems", 0, 0,
+ &ptr->max_count);
profile_get_integer(ctx->profile, "problems", key, "max_count",
ptr->max_count, &ptr->max_count);
Also add appropriate documentation for options/max_count_problems and problems/0xXXXXXX/max_count settings in /etc/e2fsck.conf Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu> --- e2fsck/e2fsck.conf.5.in | 12 ++++++++++++ e2fsck/problem.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)