On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 20:33 +0200, Mike Galbraith wrote: > On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 14:04 -0400, Chris Mason wrote: > > > This patch adds the delayed i_size update to ext3, along with a new > > mount option (data=guarded) to enable it. > > Is there a good reason to require a new mount option for this vs just > calling it a fix (or enhancement) to the existing writeback option? > > I presume yes (you are fs guy..), but wonder what that reason is. It is mostly cutting down on the risk of the patch. The patch tries to isolate its changes to just data=guarded mode, so you can go back to the old and crusty modes if things go badly. -chris -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
