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

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Message-ID: <20090830070336.GA1554@ucw.cz>
Date:	Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:03:37 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	david@...g.hm
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 2009-08-26 06:43:24, david@...g.hm wrote:
> 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.

That's not where fs documentation belongs :-(.
									Pavel
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