[PATCH] UBUNTU: [SAUCE] ext3 defaults to ordered mode

[manoj.iyer at canonical.com]

I think you need to use the config template.

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010, Surbhi Palande wrote:

> This patch fixes bug 510067 on launchpad.
> It changes the default compile time option for ext3 from "writeback" to "ordered",
> so as to mount the ext3 fs with the "data=ordered" option by default. This change
> prevents a potential security threat of older data being exposed accidentally under
> "data=writeback" mode.
>
> Do consider merging this for Karmic.
>
> The following changes since commit de24f70e1584c4a9db5518fb3b8ddfa02715655e:
>  Torgny Johansson (1):
>        cdc_ether: additional Ericsson MBM PID's to the whitelist
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
>  git://kernel.ubuntu.com/surbhi/ubuntu-karmic.git lp510067
>
> Surbhi Palande (1):
>      UBUNTU: [SAUCE] ext3 defaults to ordered mode
>
> debian.master/config/config.common.ports  |    2 +-
> debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu |    2 +-
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
>
> From 8d22adc6cabf4963da66c99e679588b174f97459 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Surbhi Palande <surbhi.palande at canonical.com>
> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:28:31 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] UBUNTU: [SAUCE] ext3 defaults to ordered mode
>
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510067
>
> To prevent a security threat of older data being inadvertently exposed,
> the default mount option of ext3 should be ordered instead of writeback. This
> patch changes the default compile time option for ext3 to reflect the same in
> the default mount time option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Surbhi Palande <surbhi.palande at canonical.com>
> ---
> debian.master/config/config.common.ports  |    2 +-
> debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu |    2 +-
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/config.common.ports b/debian.master/config/config.common.ports
> index 39ee289..4e22aeb 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/config.common.ports
> +++ b/debian.master/config/config.common.ports
> @@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY=y
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y
> # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP is not set
> -# CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED is not set
> +CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y
> diff --git a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> index 462c1c1..2477234 100644
> --- a/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> +++ b/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
> @@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY=y
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y
> # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP is not set
> -# CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED is not set
> +CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y
> -- 
> 1.6.3.3
>
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