[Linux-cachefs] Convert /var/fscache back to real dir/filename?

[David Howells]

Bill Peck <bpeck at redhat.com> wrote:

> I'm hoping you can help me.  Steve suggested I email you.  here is what
> happened.
> 
> <steved> yes
> <bpeck> so, this is the situation.  I lost my NFS server.  I didn't have raid
>  but I have this 1.9 gig cache  in /var/fscache
>  is there any way to bring that back with normal directory structure? and
> filenames?
>  the data looks good
> <steved> I don't think so... but send dhowells some mail asking (ccing
> me)... there probably should be some tool to do that...
> 
> I'm hoping you can help me.  Or I'm in the dog house with my wife.

Sadly, directory structure is not cached for NFS as it is for AFS.  You may
not even have all your data - you only have the pages that you've retrieved
for each file - but I suspect all your documents you will have in full since
they're read in full.

Sorry about that.

David