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 has been syncronised. Thus on dirty reboot (ie disks not unmounted), the harddisc is simply compared to the log, reducing chances of corruption, and time of fsck-ing. Matthew On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 04:23:21PM -0500, Russ Cook wrote: > 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 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 kernels for the last couple of weeks and > > are hoping to get a 2.4.12 patch out this week. If you're feeling > > adventureous then you can manually apply the 2.4.10 patches against 2.4.12 > > with a little bit of work. > > > > ext3 won't go into the Linus kernels for a while yet - mainly because the > > recent changes have made the ext3 team unconvinced (for the moment) about > > the VFS layer in the Linus kernels, so arn't pushing the integration of > > ext3 into those kernels. > > > > But this is moving so fast that I'd really suggest you subscribe to the > > ext3 mailing list and keep uptodate. > > > > HTH, > > > > Matthew > > > > On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 10:37:14PM +0000, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: > > > 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: Debian GNU/Linux > > > Kernel 2.4.9(ext3) > > > : > > > [Linux One Stanza Tip] From : <bish@nde.vsnl.net.in> > > > LOST #140 -**< Sub : Line numbering your programs (#1) >**- > > > Want a listing of your program with line numbers ? > > > Try: grep -n $ my_prog.c > my_prog.no.c > > > -n is to number a line; and $ for till end ... > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Matthew Sackman > > Nottingham, > > ENGLAND > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The contents of this email are intended for the indicated recipient(s) > > only. This may or may not be indicated in the above email as it is > > enormously easy to fake email addresses (see the relevant RFCs). > > > > For security reasons this email is likely to be gnupg signed. On the > > other hand it may not be if I forgot to do so. In any case, if you > > are reading this on a Windows based computer then there was no point > > in me doing so (provided that I remembered) as your computer is most > > likely being used by yourself and 2.8 other people at the same time > > (normally without your consent). > > > > No responsibility will be accepted by anyone for any of the contents > > of this email. So tough. If in doubt, go compile Mozilla. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Matthew Sackman Nottingham, ENGLAND --------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this email are intended for the indicated recipient(s) only. This may or may not be indicated in the above email as it is enormously easy to fake email addresses (see the relevant RFCs). For security reasons this email is likely to be gnupg signed. On the other hand it may not be if I forgot to do so. In any case, if you are reading this on a Windows based computer then there was no point in me doing so (provided that I remembered) as your computer is most likely being used by yourself and 2.8 other people at the same time (normally without your consent). No responsibility will be accepted by anyone for any of the contents of this email. So tough. If in doubt, go compile Mozilla. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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