ext3 kernel bug, was: Compiling a kernel on an UltraSparc?

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Subject: ext3 kernel bug, was: Compiling a kernel on an UltraSparc?
From: Frank Copeland <fjc@thingy.apana.org.au>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 01:43:46 +0000 (UTC)
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On 21 Dec 02 19:15:50 GMT, Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net> wrote:

> BTW, 2.4.20 is not the kernel you want if you run ext3 filesystems.

AIUI, the problem with ext3 filesystems applies only if they are in
journal mode, which isn't the default. I've also seen suggestions that
the bug exists in several versions of the 2.4.x kernels prior to
2.4.20.

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Frank Copeland
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