linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v5 01/10] fs: Expose helper to check if a directory needs casefolding

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Date:   Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:26:32 -0400
From:   Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@...e.de>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, brauner@...nel.org, tytso@....edu,
        jaegeuk@...nel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/10] fs: Expose helper to check if a directory
 needs casefolding

Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 11:02:38AM -0400, Gabriel Krisman Bertazi wrote:
>> 
>> Also, this patchset has been sitting for years before the latest
>> discussions, and I'm tired of it, so I'm happy to keep this
>> discussion for another time.  Will drop this patch and just check
>> IS_CASEFOLDED in ecryptfs for the next iteration.
>> 
>> I'll follow up with another case-insensitive cleanup patchset I've been
>> siting on forever, which includes this patch and will restart this
>> discussion, among others.
>> 
>
> Well, as we know unfortunately filesystem developers are in short supply, and
> doing proper reviews (identifying issues and working closely with the patchset
> author over multiple iterations to address them, as opposed to just slapping on
> a Reviewed-by) is very time consuming.  Earlier this year I tried to get the
> Android Systems team, which is ostensibly responsible for Android's use of
> casefolding, to take a look, but their entire feedback was just "looks good to
> me".  Also, the fact that this patchset originally excluded the casefold+encrypt
> case technically made it not applicable to Android, and discouraged me from
> taking a look since encryption is my focus.  Sorry for not taking a look sooner.
>
> Anyway, thanks for doing this, and I think it's near the finish line now.  Once

On the contrary, thank *you* for your review. I always appreciate your
feedback, particularly since you are always able to find the corner
cases I missed. That, and your responsiveness, are the reasons I always
put you in my --cc list since v1 for anything related to unicode/fs :)



-- 
Gabriel Krisman Bertazi