From: Eric Sandeen Subject: Re: 2.6.35-r5 ext3 corruptions Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:01:49 -0500 Message-ID: <4C46FDCD.9010007@redhat.com> References: <20100715105745.GI30737@dastard> <20100719224512.GD32635@dastard> <20100721063222.GW32635@dastard> <20100721140758.68ca16ab@debian> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Dave Chinner , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?T=F6r=F6k_Edwin?= Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:53023 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755624Ab0GUOCA (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:02:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20100721140758.68ca16ab@debian> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: T=F6r=F6k Edwin wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:32:22 +1000 > Dave Chinner wrote: =2E.. >> Quite frankly, data=3Dwriteback mode for ext3 is a dangerous, >> dangerous configuration to run by default. IMO, it shouldn't be the >> default. Patch below. >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I don't see CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED in my .config at all. > What I have in my .config is: > CONFIG_EXT4_FS=3Dy > CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23=3Dy > CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR=3Dy >=20 > 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 writeb= ack with your config. -Eric > Best regards, > --Edwin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html