linux-kernel - Ext3: Why journal is better than ordered when data needs to be read from and written to disk at the same time

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <AANLkTinR7-uaK9_WB=nqD+SCBPCkRXJGA5QdURe7ZK5r@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:33:11 -0400
From:	Jidong Xiao <jidong.xiao@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Ext3: Why journal is better than ordered when data needs to be read
 from and written to disk at the same time

Hi,

I see many literatures mentioned this, but I have never seen any one
explains it in detail.(Although this link exposed the original story:
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/0107.1/0364.html)

"Journal mode: This mode is the slowest except when data needs to be
read from and written to disk at the same time where it outperform all
others mode."

Since this is counter-intuitive, I believe many people are not aware
about the root cause. Can any one kindly explain it so as to make it
more clear? Thank you!

Regards
Jidong
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/