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diff --git a/fs/ext3/Kconfig b/fs/ext3/Kconfig index 8e0cfe44b0f..fb3c1a21b13 100644 --- a/fs/ext3/Kconfig +++ b/fs/ext3/Kconfig @@ -28,6 +28,25 @@ config EXT3_FS To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ext3. +config EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED + bool "Default to 'data=ordered' in ext3 (legacy option)" + depends on EXT3_FS + help + If a filesystem does not explicitly specify a data ordering + mode, and the journal capability allowed it, ext3 used to + historically default to 'data=ordered'. + + That was a rather unfortunate choice, because it leads to all + kinds of latency problems, and the 'data=writeback' mode is more + appropriate these days. + + You should probably always answer 'n' here, and if you really + want to use 'data=ordered' mode, set it in the filesystem itself + with 'tune2fs -o journal_data_ordered'. + + But if you really want to enable the legacy default, you can do + so by answering 'y' to this question. + config EXT3_FS_XATTR bool "Ext3 extended attributes" depends on EXT3_FS |