linux-ext4 - Re: [patch] ext2/3: document conditions when reliable operation is possible

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0908260642560.28411@asgard.lang.hm>
Date:	Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:43:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	david@...g.hm
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
cc:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@....de>,
	Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@....de>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net, jack@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [patch] ext2/3: document conditions when reliable operation is
 possible

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Pavel Machek wrote:

>>>> The metadata is just a way to get to my data, while the data
>>>> is actually important.
>>>
>>> Personally, I care about metadata consistency, and ext3 documentation
>>> suggests that journal protects its integrity. Except that it does not
>>> on broken storage devices, and you still need to run fsck there.
>>
>> as the ext3 authors have stated many times over the years, you still need
>> to run fsck periodicly anyway.
>
> Where is that documented?

linux-kernel mailing list archives.

David Lang

> I very much agree with that, but when suse10
> switched periodic fsck off, I could not find any docs to show that it
> is bad idea.
> 								Pavel
>
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