On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:39:20 -0400 Mark Mielke <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If this was a database system, the journal trumps the data every time, > and nothing should go into backend storage without going through the > journal. But, if the authors want to relax this to support other models > (such as a backend file system restore where the backup process, or the > restore process (fsck) strips the extended attributes, effectively > burning the journal into smoke and ash, then it seems like you have a > valid point. :-) > > Cheers, > mark Well, considering databases in general would lead me to a transaction logging journal, too. But I will fight the idea that a fs is a subset of a database design - be it object oriented or not - till the last drop of my blood ;-) -- Regards, Stephan
