From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: dot@dotat.at (Tony Finch)
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:30:41 +0000
Subject: [TUHS] Unix v6 File System information
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Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon at orthanc.ca> wrote:
> > On Feb 21, 2016, at 5:58 PM, Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:
> >
> > Because the proprietary on-board controller is saying "Everything's OK,
> > boss!" whilst madly emptying a swampful of alligators.
>
> This is no different from any "SMART" rusty drive.

The SMART diagnostics data ought to tell you about reallocated sectors,
and apparently this is actually useful in practice.

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-smart-stats/

Tony.
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