From: Chris Mason Subject: Re: ext3 default journal mode Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:18:53 -0400 Message-ID: <20090720141853.GE25193@think> References: <4A63DB89.2060306@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: "linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org" , Theodore Tso , Valerie Aurora , "Stephen C. Tweedie" , Eric Sandeen , Andreas Dilger , Josef Bacik , Mingming Cao To: Ric Wheeler Return-path: Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123]:32002 "EHLO rgminet11.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751644AbZGTOTz (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:19:55 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A63DB89.2060306@redhat.com> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10:50:49PM -0400, Ric Wheeler wrote: > > Now that we have put some some distance between us and the mega-thread, I > think that it is time to put some sanity back into the ext3 journal mode > options. > > My preference is to revert the default back to ordered mode or (if Chris > is ready) back to guarded mode. My plan was to get guarded into .30, but that clearly didn't happen. So, I'll resend this week and try to have it ready for .31, unless people would rather avoid the changes to the tried and true ext3. -chris