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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:56:17 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> To: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> CC: Hans Reiser <reiser@...esys.com>, Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@....de>, lkml@...productions.com, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, ReiserFS List <reiserfs-list@...esys.com> Subject: Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > >>> of the story for me. There's nothing wrong about focusing on newer code, >>> but the old code needs to be cared for, too, to fix remaining issues >>> such as the "can only have N files with the same hash value". >>> >> Requires a disk format change, in a filesystem without plugins, to fix it. > > Well, too bad, if reiser3 is so broken it needs on-disk-format-change, > then I guess doing that change is the right thing to do... Actually, there is reiser4 brokenness lurking in Hans' statement, too: A filesystem WITH plugins must still handle the standard Linux compatibility stuff that other filesystems handle. Plugins --do not-- mean that you can just change the filesystem format willy-nilly, with zero impact. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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