linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext2: speed up file creates by optimizing rec

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Date:	Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:05:14 -0500
From:	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>
To:	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
CC:	Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext2: speed up file creates by optimizing rec_len
 functions

On 12/10/2010 12:55 PM, Ted Ts'o wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 08:06:25PM -0500, Ric Wheeler wrote:
>
>> If we could get rid of ext2 (and eventually ext3), it would actually
>> help reduce the testing matrix and possibly let us invest even more
>> in testing ext4.  Having to maintain three very similar code bases
>> and test them all for correctness and performance is a real pain :)
>>
> A distribution can do that at any time, just by unconfiguring
> CONFIG_EXT2 and/or CONFIG_EXT3 and configuring
> CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23.   :-)
>
> 						- Ted

Way too easy :)

What makes users stop using things is google searches that show up Ted saying 
"We don't need ext2 any more, just use ext4 with no journal mode" ;)

Ric

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