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Many EXT4 Fixes Lined Up For Linux 7.0-rc6 (www.phoronix.com)

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Ahead of the Linux 7.0-rc6 kernel due to be released later today, quite a number of EXT4 file-system fixes were sent out this morning.

Ted Ts'o sent out the latest round of EXT4 fixes for Linux 7.0, which appear heavier than normal with various Syzkaller issues resolved, some memory leak fixes, a use-after-free bug, a potential crash, an fsync bug, and a variety of other fixes all making it into this stable pull

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago

Who the fuck downvoted this? And why?

[-] Mihies@programming.dev 17 points 5 days ago

There is always that one downvote no matter what. Get used to it 🙃

[-] Specter@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

I used to be upset about this phenomenon until I realized Social Media is full:

people who can’t see one palm in front of them
literal children whose parents are scrolling videos for them to watch.

All due to screen addiction. So while it is tempting to reduce everything to bots, trolls, or mustache-twirling villains who won’t let us have nice things, the reality is we humans too tend to misclick things. 😶‍🌫️

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