linux-ext4 - [Bug 103111] auto_da_alloc mount option not working

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Message-ID: <bug-103111-13602-rCALwUJLnC@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/>
Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:59:51 +0000
From:	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [Bug 103111] auto_da_alloc mount option not working

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103111

--- Comment #6 from Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com> ---
I'll look at it when I have time...

If you want to be sure to avoid data loss, you should use data integrity
syscalls (fsync & friends): http://lwn.net/Articles/457667/

The auto-alloc heuristics are just that; if you want guarantees, call fsync.

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