[arch-general] partition mount, strange entry in log

From the past few weeks, i get this in the log during boot:

kernel: [ 8.165927] EXT4-fs (sdb1): mounting ext3 file system using the ext4 subsystem kernel: [ 8.194637] EXT4-fs (sdb1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null) Here's the relevant part of the fstab: UUID=<------> /mnt/sdb1 ext3 auto,users,rw,exec,noatime 0 2 I understand that this isn't anything worrysome, but what exactly does this mean: "using the ext4 subsytem" -- O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org