From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: ext3 default journal mode Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:58:48 +0200 Message-ID: <87iqhn2c7r.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> 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" To: Ric Wheeler Return-path: Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:46406 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753803AbZGTW6v (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:58:51 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4A63DB89.2060306@redhat.com> (Ric Wheeler's message of "Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:50:49 -0400") Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Ric Wheeler writes: > > As I mentioned in an earlier email, I think *every* distribution undid > this default back to ordered mode. I would agree too that the default should be changed again. Shortly after the default was changed to writeback I had a (unrelated crash) and afterwards had to fix up several files in the file system manually that contained junk. Never has happened before with ordered. -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.