ext3 v. ext4 writeback mode

[Bojan Smojver]

Given this part of the diff between ext3.txt and ext4.txt in
Documentation/filesystems of 2.6.30-rc2, does that mean that ext4 in writeback
mode can still leave garbage in files after the crash?

-------------------------
* writeback mode
-In data=writeback mode, ext3 does not journal data at all. This mode provides
+In data=writeback mode, ext4 does not journal data at all. This mode provides
a similar level of journaling as that of XFS, JFS, and ReiserFS in its default
mode - metadata journaling. A crash+recovery can cause incorrect data to
appear in files which were written shortly before the crash. This mode will
-typically provide the best ext3 performance.
+typically provide the best ext4 performance.
-------------------------

Or is it just a quick cut'n'paste thing that never got rewritten?

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Bojan

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[Bojan Smojver]

Bojan Smojver <bojan <at> rexursive.com> writes:

> Given this part of the diff between ext3.txt and ext4.txt in
> Documentation/filesystems of 2.6.30-rc2, does that mean that ext4 in writeback
> mode can still leave garbage in files after the crash?

Ted answered this in detail here:

http://lwn.net/Articles/329008/

Thanks!