On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Nikita Danilov wrote: >> Note that if the system crashes while files are in active use, you are >> likely going to have semantic corruption of the file contents regardless of >> what filesystem you are running. > > Reiser4 is going to provide user visible transactions (not full ACID > transactions, though), but not in 4.0. This will allow applications to > preserve high-level semantic integrity also.
Cool. That will be nice. Of course, user programs have to take advantage of that. Basically, if the system crashes, you're already in trouble -- we can attempt to minimize the fallout, so to speak, but the fact that the system just blew up is rather major in itself. :-/ -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. |
