linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH RFC] ext3 data=guarded v5

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Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:12:18 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Linux Kernel Developers List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] ext3 data=guarded v5

Hi 

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've rediffed the ext3 data=guarded code against Linus' current git
> tree, and worked in most of Jan's suggestions:

I'm not fs expert and I can't review it technically. but please don't
use the name of "guarded". this word implies strong protection. 

I think end-user can misunderstand this mode make slowness and strong protect
much than "mode=journal".



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