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Ext4 data corruption trouble [Updated]

Ext4 data corruption trouble [Updated]
[Kernel] Posted Oct 24, 2012 18:47 UTC (Wed) by corbet

Stable kernel updates are supposed to be just that — stable. But they are not immune to bugs, as a recent ext4 filesystem problem has shown. In short: ext4 users would be well advised to avoid versions 3.4.14, 3.4.15, 3.5.7, 3.6.2, and 3.6.3; they all contain a patch which can, in some situations, cause filesystem corruption.

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