linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Always journal quota file modifications

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Date:	Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:47:49 +0200
From:	Bernd Schubert <bernd.schubert@...tmail.fm>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Always journal quota file modifications

> 
> OTOH, I think we have similar races with journaled quotas, and no one
> has complained (although the vast majority of the quota documentation
> on various HOWTO pages still don't talk about journaled quotas, so I
> don't know how many people are using journaled quotas.  :-/ )

Lustre uses journal quotas since 1.6.5, which was released in 2008. While 
there had been a number of quotas issues, I'm only aware of one issue related 
to journaled quotas and that was also Lustre specific. Maybe Andreas knows 
more.


Cheers,
Bernd
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