Re: ext3 patch for kernel 2.4.12

2001-10-16 Thread Matthew Sackman
Synposis: (which I've posted before - hence is in the archives) Journaling. This is where a log is kept of all write transactions to each filesystem. The log is never cached - it has to be synced onto the harddisc after every transaction, and no transaction is allowed to take place until the log ha

Re: ext3 patch for kernel 2.4.12

2001-10-14 Thread Russ Cook
Without subscribing to the recommended newgroup, can you synopsize the benefits that ext3 brings over ext2? Thanks, Russ On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Matthew Sackman wrote: > Hi there, > > No, ext3 is not yet ready for 2.4.12. > This is mainly because Linus changed a whole bunch of stuff in the

Re: ext3 patch for kernel 2.4.12

2001-10-14 Thread Matthew Sackman
Hi there, No, ext3 is not yet ready for 2.4.12. This is mainly because Linus changed a whole bunch of stuff in the VFS layer in the kernel in 2.4.10 and as a result the ext3 patch for 2.4.10 was/is a little buggy ( = read: don't use it unless you've got backups). They've therefore tracked the ac

Re: ext3 patch for kernel 2.4.12

2001-10-14 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Rajesh Fowkar wrote on Sun Oct 14, 2001 um 10:37:14PM: > There is no patch for 2.4.12 for ext3 on the main site. Yes. > Is ext3 included in linus's kernel in 2.4.12 ? No. If I get the point of ext3-discussion correctly, Linus' modifications in the kernel break to much stuff in ext3 e

ext3 patch for kernel 2.4.12

2001-10-14 Thread Rajesh Fowkar
Hi, There is no patch for 2.4.12 for ext3 on the main site. http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/ext3/ Is ext3 included in linus's kernel in 2.4.12 ? Please cc your replies to me. I am not on the list. Thanks in advance. Peace -- Rajesh http://www.symonds.net/~rajesh/* Powered By: