EXT4 Data Corruption Bug Hits Stable Linux Kernels

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  1. Ocky

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    Anyone experienced this flaw ?

    EXT4 Data Corruption Bug Hits Stable Linux Kernels

    Perhaps wait before upgrading to 12.10 .. or take NormanF's advice to stick with 12.04 LTS :)
     
    Ocky, Oct 30, 2012
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  2. tlu

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    Ocky, it seems that this bug is actually rather irrelevant - see here. Apparently only one user was actually affected.
     
    tlu, Oct 30, 2012
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  3. NormanF

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    I think its good advice... and its NOT necessary to upgrade the kernel unless your hardware would benefit from it or it would provide greater stability to the Linux distro version you might be running.
     
    NormanF, Oct 30, 2012
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  4. tlu

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    Well, not because of this bug ...

    That's an argument which I agree with. I upgraded mainly because I'm running an Intel Sandy Bridge processor and the new kernel has Intel patches for the improved support of the built-in GPU.
     
    tlu, Oct 30, 2012
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  5. linuxforall

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    The Sandy Bridge issue was already patched from upstream in Ubuntu LTS 12.04 Kernel. My Sandy bridge runs fine and with Jupiter it gives me close to five hours of surfing and other use.
     
    linuxforall, Oct 30, 2012
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    Thanks tlu, I can now confidently look forward to a good night's sleep. ;)
     
    Ocky, Oct 30, 2012
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  7. tlu

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    I wasn't referring to a specific issue but rather to a constant flow of improvements by the Intel developers in the past months.
     
    tlu, Oct 30, 2012
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  8. tlu

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    Have sweet dreams, Ocky :)
     
    tlu, Oct 30, 2012
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  9. linuxforall

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    Agreed but some of those upstream patches get forked into the Ubuntu kernel regardless of the version. Since Canonical is now concentrating on gaming performance, this is a priority now.
     
    linuxforall, Oct 30, 2012
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    linuxforall, Oct 31, 2012
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  11. tlu

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    Yep - already linked to in post #2 ;)
     
    tlu, Oct 31, 2012
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  12. linuxforall

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    Sorry my oversight.:oops:
     
    linuxforall, Oct 31, 2012
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