linux-ext4 - Re: Which newer kernel is OK with ext4?

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Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2015 15:59:16 +0200
From:	"U.Mutlu" <for-gmane@...luit.com>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Which newer kernel is OK with ext4?

Theodore Ts'o wrote on 06/04/2015 04:08 AM:
> If you are more adventurous, you could try using one of the long-term
> supported kernel (i.e., such as 3.18).  See:
>
> 	https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
>
> But remember, now you have to properly configure the kernel, and you
> are responsible for checking for new releases of the a long-term
> supported kernel.  If you stick with a specific kernel version and
> don't upgrade it, then you might be prone to security bugs that would
> have been fixed by a newer kernel.

Thanks for the info,
I have many times compiled a kernel and used it successfully,
but when I dist-upgraded from Debian 7 to Debian 8 it installed
it's own stock kernel maintained by Debian. No problem to switch
to a newer kernel from kernel.org, but for me it was unclear
if and how the ongoing ext4-developments will have an impact on
existing ext4-partitions. Now I think everything is clear, I'll
take a newer kernel from kernel.org.

-- 
cu
Uenal

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