Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Aug 2006 20:10:25 +1000 | From | Nathan Scott <> | Subject | Re: Is XFS trustworthy in the latest 2.6.16 |
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On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 11:34:10AM +0200, Manuel Reimer wrote: > Nathan Scott schrieb: > > On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 09:34:48AM +0200, Manuel Reimer wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> could someone please tell me if XFS is trustworthy in the latest 2.6.16? > >> There have been some bugs: > >> > >> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6380 > >> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6757 > > > > These are the same problem. 2.6.16 is unaffected. > > But the bug has been filed for 2.6.16.4.
Indeed, once the corruption exists ondisk all kernels will detect it. Read through the entire bug, many details come toward the end.
> Did you want to say, that the latest 2.6.16 is unaffected?
All 2.6.16's are unaffected.
> >> want a stable kernel and 2.6.16 seems to fit all my needs. > > > > For XFS, its goodness. 2.6.18 will be good too, and 2.6.17.7+. > > What exactly did you want to tell with this sentence. Sorry, but my > native language is german...
Sorry, I meant to say "theres nothing wrong with 2.6.16".
> Is it a good solution to stay on the 2.6.16 branch? Of course I could
Yes, thats fine.
cheers.
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