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From: dexen deVries <dexen.devries-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: linux-nilfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Ability to discard all changes after a point in time?
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 08:28:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201105270828.32843.dexen.devries@gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,


recently I was searching for a way to discard all changes after a certain 
point in time -- that is, to rollback filesystem state to a particular 
checkpoint. I couldn't find a way, is there any?

If not, I'd like to request such functionality. Preferrably selectable at 
mount time, via an argument to mount (or the `rootflags' kernel parameter).

Something along the lines `rollbackto=<checkpoint-number>'. 

The desired effect is to set the indicated checkpoint as the latest one, so all 
subsequent changes to filesystem are discarded.


What are your thoughts on that?


Regards,
-- 
dexen deVries

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             reply	other threads:[~2011-05-27  6:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-27  6:28 dexen deVries [this message]
     [not found] ` <201105270828.32843.dexen.devries-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2011-05-27  7:34   ` Ability to discard all changes after a point in time? Ryusuke Konishi
2011-06-01 12:33   ` Jiro SEKIBA
     [not found]     ` <87hb89loja.wl%jir-27yqGEOhnJbQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2011-06-01 12:41       ` dexen deVries
     [not found]         ` <201106011441.12465.dexen.devries-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2011-06-02 11:36           ` Jiro SEKIBA
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2011-05-27  7:44 Mateusz Jan Przybylski
     [not found] ` <201105270944.52201.m.przybylski-HTS31/ZL/NClPcVs/6D9LQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-05-27 14:03   ` Ryusuke Konishi

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