linux-kernel - Re: Checksumming blocks? [was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion]

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Date:	Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:51:59 -0400
From:	David Masover <ninja@...phack.com>
To:	Russell Leighton <russ@...gant-software.com>
CC:	Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@....de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Adrian Ulrich <reiser4@...nkenlights.ch>,
	"Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@....utfsm.cl>,
	bernd-schubert@....de, reiserfs-list@...esys.com,
	jbglaw@...-owl.de, clay.barnes@...il.com, rudy@...ons.demon.nl,
	ipso@...ppymail.ca, reiser@...esys.com, lkml@...productions.com,
	jeff@...zik.org, tytso@....edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Checksumming blocks? [was Re: the " 'official' point of view"
 expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion]

Russell Leighton wrote:

> Is there a recovery mechanism, or do you just be happy you know there is 
> a problem (and go to backup)?

You probably go to backup anyway.  The recovery mechanism just means you 
get to choose the downtime to restore from backup (if there is 
downtime), versus being suddenly down until you can restore.
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