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Subject: Re: WAL & ZFS
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> On Mar 31, 2022, at 5:09 PM, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Journallng file systems journal file operations like open, close, =
create, extend, rename or delete, not file block operations. File blocks =
are not protected by file system journalling, just the inodes. The file =
system journal prevents you from losing files in case of sudden machine =
crash, like when the machine loses power. It has nothing to do with the =
block change journaling, which is the role of WAL files.=20

LOL, I *knew* that about journaling file systems, thanks for reminding =
me!=