Data-Corrupting ext3 Bug In Linux 2.4.20

Posted by timothy on Monday December 2, 2002 @04:15PM from the kaflooey dept.

linuxjack55 writes "Kerneltrap is reporting a data-corrupting bug in the ext3 code of kernel 2.4.20. The scope of the problem (and workarounds) are described in the article, which also includes a link to an interesting interview with kernel hacker Andrew Morton. In it, he states that the '2.4.x core has only stabilized very recently' and the 2.4.x kernel is 'even now...in a late beta state.' He was also asked when the 2.4 kernel could be considered stable. His reply: 'Six months, perhaps?' If that prediction is accurate, 2.6.x could arrive before a 'stable' version of 2.4.x does." (The interview with Morton is from last February -- how stable you consider 2.4 right now is up to you.)

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Dupe by FattMattP · 2002-12-02 16:18 · Score: 2, Redundant

It's a dupe. Please move along.

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Corruption includes duplication of data blocks by rakarnik · 2002-12-02 16:19 · Score: 0, Redundant

An example of such duplication can be seen at this leading news site.

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