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

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Message-ID: <20090820062730.GA23232@skywalker.linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:57:30 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
Cc:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: guard against more "dangerous" userspace options

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
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