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From: Eugene Crosser <crosser@average.org>
To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: btrfs in the kernel 2.6.31
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:11:55 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <50D079AB.2030805@average.org> (raw)

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Hello all,

sorry for a user-level question,

I have a board based on PLX7821 aka OX820 ARM SoC. It is not supported in the
mainline kernel; the vendor supplied the source of the kernel 2.6.31 with
necessary updates for this platform, and it works. I understand that there have
been no successful attempts to bring support of this platform to newer kernels.

I would like to use btrfs on this system, but it is labelled "experimental" in
the kernel. My question is: is it "safe" to use btrfs as it is in 2.6.31? In
other words, where there "data destroying" bugs found and fixed since then? If
the answer is yes, then is it possible (and how difficult) to compile newer
btrfs code against this kernel, or backport the fixes?

Thanks,

Eugene


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             reply	other threads:[~2012-12-18 14:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-12-18 14:11 Eugene Crosser [this message]
2012-12-18 14:35 ` btrfs in the kernel 2.6.31 Hugo Mills
2012-12-18 14:37   ` Hugo Mills
2012-12-18 15:30     ` Eugene Crosser
2012-12-20 14:18       ` Valentin QUEQUET

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