linux-kernel - Re: OCFS2 1.6.0 for mainline?

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Date:	Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:26:36 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	mfasheh@...e.com, jlbec@...lplan.org, ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: OCFS2 1.6.0 for mainline?

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:49:43 +0200, Richard Weinberger said:

> Am 15.10.2011 19:45, schrieb Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu:
> > On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:38:27 +0200, Richard Weinberger said:

> >> http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ocfs2/source.html states:
> >> "Active development on OCFS2 happens in the mainline kernel."

> > Put differently, why do you think 1.6.0 is available?

> OCFS2 1.6.3-1 and OCFS2 Tools 1.6.3-1 are the latest versions. The new
> features available in this release include Extended Attributes, POSIX
> ACLs, REFLINKs, Indexed Directories, Allocation Reservation, Metadata
> Checksums and User/Group Quotas."

Nice feature list, I can see why you want it. ;)

> Looks like it's only available for "Unbreakable Linux" subscribers.
> The development seems to be detached from mainline. :-(

Well, you have to admit it *is* an interesting business model - giving release
N to your customers and N-1 to the world.  I just got totally mislead by the
quote from the Oracle site that said the development happens in mainline. ;)


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