Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752751AbWKBX7R (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:59:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752755AbWKBX7R (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:59:17 -0500 Received: from wohnheim.fh-wedel.de ([213.39.233.138]:24992 "EHLO wohnheim.fh-wedel.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752751AbWKBX7R (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:59:17 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 00:59:20 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rn?= Engel To: Mikulas Patocka Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: New filesystem for Linux Message-ID: <20061102235920.GA886@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 726 Lines: 20 On Thu, 2 November 2006 22:52:47 +0100, Mikulas Patocka wrote: > > new method to keep data consistent in case of crashes (instead of > journaling), Your 32-bit transaction counter will overflow in the real world. It will take a setup with millions of transactions per second and even then not trigger for a few years, but when it hits your filesystem, the administrator of such a beast won't be happy at all. :) J?rn -- Ninety percent of everything is crap. -- Sturgeon's Law - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/