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EXT4 Data Corruption Bug Hits Linux Kernel

Posted by Soulskill on from the plenty-of-time-to-fix dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An EXT4 file-system data corruption issue has reached the stable Linux kernel. The latest Linux 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 stable kernels have an EXT4 file-system bug described as an apparent serious progressive ext4 data corruption bug. Kernel developers have found and bisected the kernel issue but are still working on a proper fix for the stable Linux kernel. The EXT4 file-system can experience data loss if the file-system is remounted (or the system rebooted) too often."

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  1. Re:Low impact by jedidiah · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > Windows has never had anything as serious as a file system corruption bug.

    That you know of...

    Since the Windows development process isn't open, there's no way for you to tell. You don't get to see Microsoft's development versions and you don't get to see Microsoft's bug database.

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