linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Unify rest of FAT messages.

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Date:	Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:17:02 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	Alexey Fisher <bug-track@...her-privat.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe@...ches.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Unify rest of FAT messages.

Alexey Fisher <bug-track@...her-privat.net> writes:

> Hi,
>
> are there any updates on this issue?

Sorry for late reply. Honestly I'm not reviewing those yet. But I'll
apply 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 probably.

Thanks.

> Am Donnerstag, den 11.11.2010, 05:53 +0900 schrieb OGAWA Hirofumi:
>> Alexey Fisher <bug-track@...her-privat.net> writes:
>> 
>> >> Also, yes. It would be complicate more or less than one FS. And maybe I
>> >> can understand why you want to concentrate FAT.
>> >> 
>> >> But I'm afraid to implement for only FAT. If there is not any some sort
>> >> of agreement by others, it may have to re-implement. If that happen, FAT
>> >> can be bothered by compatible (or have to maintain both of old and new
>> >> for a while). Because the notified data are some sort of ABI, IMO.
>> >> 
>> >> This is why I'm careful about this, and can't say easily - "let's try it
>> >> on FAT".
>> >
>> > I'm not sure if we talk about same thing now :D
>> > By notification you mean the idea to notify userspace about error?
>> > correct?
>> 
>> Sure. I was talking about "to notify userspace". :)
>> 
>> > In my previous email i switched the point, it will be to complicate for
>> > now to work on notification system. For now i'll be happy to see grep
>> > friendly logs. Same like ext2,3,4 do
>> >
>> > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=4cf46b67eb6de94532c1bea11d2479d085229d0e
>> >
>> > In long term it will be good to have such notification system. So i will
>> > start new tread about it. 
>> 
>> OK, I see. I'll review patches. Looks good though.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>
>

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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
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