Re: 2.6.36-rc1 btrfs still unstable

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On Mo 16.Aug'10 at 11:45:29 -0400, Chris Ball wrote:
> 
>    Note that Btrfs does not yet have a fsck tool that can fix errors.
>    While Btrfs is stable on a stable machine, it is currently possible
>    to corrupt a filesystem irrecoverably if your machine crashes or
>    loses power.  This will be fixed when the fsck tool is ready.

Shouldn't this (surprising) information be in the kernel config option too?

I am testing a btrfs /home on my laptop since January 2010, and somehow
I missed this particular risk. As I knew about the others, I do backups
almost everyday, but anyway.

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