linux-kernel - Re: document ext3 requirements

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Date:	Sat, 3 Jan 2009 23:38:25 +0000
From:	"Duane Griffin" <duaneg@...da.com>
To:	"Martin MOKREJŠ" 
	<mmokrejs@...osome.natur.cuni.cz>
Cc:	"Pavel Machek" <pavel@...e.cz>,
	"kernel list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>, tytso@....edu,
	mtk.manpages@...il.com, rdunlap@...otime.net,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: document ext3 requirements

2009/1/3 Martin MOKREJŠ <mmokrejs@...osome.natur.cuni.cz>:
> Hmm, so if my dual-boot machine does not shutdown correctly and I boot
> accidentally in M$ Win where I use ext2 IFS driver and modify some
> stuff on the ext3 drive, after a while reboot to linux and the journal
> get re-played ... Mmm ...

You *really* wouldn't want to be doing that.

The other scenario that people have reported trouble with is
suspending the system, booting a live CD which "read-only" mounts the
filesystem (and replays the journal), then resuming.

Cheers,
Duane.

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