linux-ext4 - Re: RFC: guard against more "dangerous" userspace options

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Message-ID: <4A8D6228.1070006@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:48:08 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: guard against more "dangerous" userspace options

Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 03:43:24PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> I'll keep it short and sweet:
>>
>> Can we add a consistent "--eatmydata" type of hurdle to jump over before
>> people are allowed to use either the so-far-less-tested tools and/or
>> options therein?
>>
>> I'm thinking of, so far:
> ......
>> tune2fs -I <bigger>
> 
> I have sent patches which should make this better. Any chance to get that reviwed and
> applied
> 
> -aneesh

Better, or _safe_?  :)

No offense and I certainly appreciate that work.  If you feel it's
robust enough now to safely unleash on users, I'll drop it from my list.  :)

-Eric
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