Re: [PATCH] Journal support for ext2

[Bean]

On Feb 18, 2008 2:03 PM, Robert Millan <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 03:07:54AM +0800, Bean wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This patch extends fshelp for general journal handling, it also
> > implement journaling for ext2 file system.
>
> In which situations is this needed, reading writing or both?

it's only used for reading. when ext2 is mounted, the journal file is
checked, if it contains unflushed transaction, it's used to read data.
This make sure that the file system can be accessed even after a
crash.

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Bean