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Thoughts on the ext4 panic

Thoughts on the ext4 panic

Posted Oct 30, 2012 9:14 UTC (Tue) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
Parent article: Thoughts on the ext4 panic

> Journal checksumming is an optional feature, not enabled by default, and, evidently, not widely used. Nix had turned on the feature somewhat inadvertently;

... which reminds us one of the ways Apple achieves higher Quality, while most others still fail: no optional features.

(another, related way is: bloat control)


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Thoughts on the ext4 panic

Posted Oct 30, 2012 15:10 UTC (Tue) by salimma (subscriber, #34460) [Link]

... though when it comes to file systems, Apple's HFS+ is actually replete with seldom-used optional features - such as, mind-boggling as it might seem, case sensitivity.

But these are just exceptions that prove the rule... *ducks for cover*

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