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

[gt]

On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 07:31:57AM +0000, Jason Steadman wrote:
> On 8 March 2012 07:28, gt <static.vortex at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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"
> >
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> 
> It means exactly what is says, Arch now uses ext4 to mount ext2/3
> partitions.

Is it something new in the kernel or something arch specific? Also, what
does it mean to the end user? Are my ext3 partitions behaving like ext4
now?

Is it something like this:

http://v.gd/Gt8PhR

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