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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:01:49 -0500
From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
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CC: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: 2.6.35-r5 ext3 corruptions
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T?r?k Edwin wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:32:22 +1000
> Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com> wrote:

...

>> Quite frankly, data=writeback mode for ext3 is a dangerous,
>> dangerous configuration to run by default. IMO, it shouldn't be the
>> default. Patch below.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I don't see CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED in my .config at all.
> What I have in my .config is:
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR=y
> 
> So what is the equivalent of that config option for ext4 used as ext3
> driver?

There is none AFAICT, just an artifact of the twisting option-paths of
extN, I guess.  :)

Good news is you should get something sane, and -not- default to writeback
with your config.

-Eric

> Best regards,
> --Edwin

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