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Oracle Adds Data-integrity Code To Linux Kernel

Posted by timothy on from the put-your-trust-in-larry dept.

jazir1979 writes "ZDNet is reporting that Oracle has added code to the Linux kernel for ensuring data integrity. The code has been developed in partnership with Emulex and was recently accepted into the 2.6.27 kernel release." According to the article, "The code adds metadata to data at rest or in transit, to monitor whether that data has been corrupted. It helps make sure that I/O operations are valid by looking at that metadata — which acts as verification information — exchanged during data transmissions."

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  1. Oracle submitted a 2nd patch by aztektum · · Score: 3, Funny

    It adds a 2nd layer of metadata that is used to verify the first layer of metadata wasn't corrupted so you can be EXTRA confident that your original data was actually handled correctly.

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  2. Then Oracle submitted a 3rd patch by butalearner · · Score: 2, Funny

    It pre-corrects a future corruption in the as-yet-unimplemented third layer of metadata. Kernel developers have decided to add the third layer and accept the patch on the grounds that the corruption might still have occurred even if Oracle hadn't said anything.