Re: How to user reiser4 and crypt plugin ??

[David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com>]

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Hubert Chan wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:38:30 -0400 (EDT), Keven Murphy <murphyk@gdls.com> said:
> 
> 
>>Thank you for the reply.  Do you see any issues with using reiser3 or
>>reiser4 file system on a loop-back encrypted device?
> 
> 
> I'm using reiser4 on a loopback encrypted device without problems.
> (But then, I haven't had any hardware problems or powerlosses.)
> 
> 
>>Some of the docs I have found say to stick with ext2 for the
>>filesystem. I was thinking reiser still would be a better choice.
> 
> 
> From what I hear, you should avoid using journaled filesystems on a
> file-based loopback that is stored on a journaled filesystem.  I believe
> that the reason for that is that a file-based loopback that is stored on
> a journaled filesystem does not guarantee certain write ordering or that
> journaled filesystems depend on.
> 
> But using a journaled filesystem on a device-based loopback should be
> fine.

Isn't dm-crypt the new way of doing this?  Doesn't that actually prevent
you from using a file as the backend?


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