[syslinux] ext4, boot error after writing irrelevant files on same partition

[Denys Fedoryshchenko]

Yes, very possible. I will try to use -O ^64bit flag, and will check 
reliability.
Thanks a lot!

On 2015-05-20 12:34, Ady via Syslinux wrote:
>> This particular one - 3GB.
>> Usually it is small. I faced this issue mostly on USB flash devices,
>> sizing from 4GB to 16GB, but reproduced(not very reliably) now in qemu
>> as well, on 3GB partition.
>> 
> 
> The size of your extN partition _might_ suggest that the problem could
> be related to:
>  "ext4 defaults to 64 bit, which extlinux can't reliably read"
>  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099237#c23
> 
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text,
> especially the archives of mailing lists.
> Q: Why is Top-posting such a bad thing?
> 
> Regards,
> Ady.
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