Re: (reiserfs) Re: New Linux 2.5 - 2.6 TODO (Alan Cox suggestsdelaying reiserfs integration)

From: Henning P. Schmiedehausen (hps@tanstaafl.de)
Date: Sat Jun 10 2000 - 06:05:11 EST

hans@reiser.to (Hans Reiser) writes:

>eternally supported. ReiserFS 3.6 for Linux 2.4 supports ReiserFS 3.5
>journaling formats. It does not convert formats until you tell it to using the
>"-conv" mount option. We are backporting ReiserFS 3.6 from Linux 2.4 to Linux
>2.2+LFS so users of 2.2 can get 64 bit support. Only crazy people will use
>rather than just test "reiser4" during 2.5 before it is merged into "reiserfs".
>"reiserfs" will have no disk format changes during 2.4, and will always be
>stable code.

And I can still destroy ReiserFS ondisk integrity with ReiserFS 3.5.18
and 2.2.15pre7 with PostgreSQL and a defined load pattern involving
large object transfers and table updates. Verified about 30 minutes
ago.

I will send you a detailed test case in a few days (or if you prefer I will
pull the machine in front of my firewall and give you access to it.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

        Regards
                Henning 

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