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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
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Cc: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug
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Am Freitag, 26. Oktober 2012, 01:34:35 schrieb Neil Bothwick:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:10:17 -0500, Dale wrote:
> > Or just don't update the kernel until it is fixed. After all, if the
> > kernel you are using works and is not a serious security problem, just
> > use it for a while.  They will fix it pretty soon I'm sure.
> 
> Several versions are affected, it's not a new issue, just a newly
> discovered one. That in itself indicates the likelihood of being affected
> by it, considering how many boxes use ext4 with these kernel versions.

since only two persons ever hit it, it is a pretty save bet that this bug is 
so uncommon that you should not waste any sleep over it.

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