linux-ext4 - Re: ext3: massive latencies for some write operations

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Message-ID: <97c719fa0906271407u3b53b252qf371561d37f62e6b@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:07:57 -0400
From:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...conx.ca>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@....com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, calvin.walton@...il.com
Subject: Re: ext3: massive latencies for some write operations

On 6/26/09, Andreas Dilger <adilger@....com> wrote:
> This is a relatively well-known problem with ext3.

<snip>

> If you use ext4 this problem should go away.  I would recommend the
> FC11 2.6.29 kernel, since it has all of the latest ext4 fixes in it.

Okay, I have switched to ext4 (although with 2.6.30).  Hopefully I
won't have any major issues, thanks!
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