From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] (RESEND) ext3[34] barrier changes
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 20:54:42 +0100
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> If we do make this change I think it should be accompanied by noisy
> printks so that as many people as possible know about the decision
> which we just made for them.

I favour saying barrier=1 in /proc/mounts, even though it will become
the new default.  At least for a while.

-- Jamie