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Can you list different modes of journaling file systems in Linux?

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In Linux, there are different modes of journaling file systems that determine how and what exactly is written to the journal to ensure data integrity after failures:

  1. writeback — only metadata is journaled, data is written without strict order. Faster, but data loss is possible in case of failure.
  2. ordered — data is written to disk before metadata, preventing the appearance of "dirty" metadata. This is the default mode for ext3/ext4.
  3. journal — both data and metadata are journaled. The most reliable but also the slowest mode.

Example command to check the ext4 mode:

sudo tune2fs -l /dev/sdXN | grep 'Journal mode'

Where /dev/sdXN is the partition with the filesystem.

The choice of mode depends on performance and reliability requirements.