linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 0/4] (RESEND) ext3[34] barrier changes

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Message-ID: <20080521195442.GA27231@shareable.org>
Date:	Wed, 21 May 2008 20:54:42 +0100
From:	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>, Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] (RESEND) ext3[34] barrier changes

Andrew Morton wrote:
> If we do make this change I think it should be accompanied by noisy
> printks so that as many people as possible know about the decision
> which we just made for them.

I favour saying barrier=1 in /proc/mounts, even though it will become
the new default.  At least for a while.

-- Jamie
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