From: "U.Mutlu" Subject: Which newer kernel is OK with ext4? Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:50:39 +0200 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:60803 "EHLO plane.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751616AbbFCTuu (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:50:50 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0EgX-0006jV-9z for linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:50:45 +0200 Received: from ip4d178d5f.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de ([77.23.141.95]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:50:45 +0200 Received: from for-gmane by ip4d178d5f.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:50:45 +0200 Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello, I need to switch to a newer kernel than 3.16.0-4. But since the new ext4 is not finished yet, I'm concerned about the safety of the data on my ext4-hd. I don't know how the ext4-inclusion-policy-into-the-kernel is, maybe one of you can enlighten me. I mean, the old (ie. the current) ext4 seems to be ok, and I would not want to risk the data to a new, but unfinished, ext4-module in a newer kernel. Is there maybe a kernel-switch to use the old ext4 module? Can I safely install the "stable 4.0.4" kernel from www.kernel.org? -- Thx Uenal