From: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
To: Alexander Gran <alex@zodiac.dnsalias.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.11-rc5-mm1: reiser4 panic
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:38:50 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050304053849.GP3163@waste.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200503040216.56889@zodiac.zodiac.dnsalias.org>
On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 02:16:56AM +0100, Alexander Gran wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after my external USB hdd disconnected itself reiser4 paniced. I dont think a
> journalingfs should panic if its device fails..
Panicking is sometimes what you want. Panic can trigger a reboot and
get the box back on its feet quickly.
But going read-only on errors is a more sensible default policy,
especially if you have other unrelated activities going on.
Ext2 and ext3 have such an option.
--
Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
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2005-03-04 1:16 2.6.11-rc5-mm1: reiser4 panic Alexander Gran
2005-03-04 1:35 ` Alexander Gran
2005-03-04 5:38 ` Matt Mackall [this message]
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