linux-ext4 - Re: [LSF/MM TOPIC] Drop ext2/ext3 codebase? When?

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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=YxSpgm9vYHBKdASpLOaY_U3=ggsE8yTg_G0Bc@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:32:01 -0800
From:	Michael Rubin <mrubin@...gle.com>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, lsf-pc@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [LSF/MM TOPIC] Drop ext2/ext3 codebase? When?

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com> wrote:
> If we can have a real plan for moving in this direction though, I'd
> support it.  I'm just not sure how we get enough real testing under
> our belts to be comfortable with dropping ext[23], especially as
> most distros now default to ext4 anyway.

Eric what sort of testing are you looking for?

I admit I like having ext2 around for comparisons in bug situations.
It really helps to isolate the problem area. How painful is the
upkeep?

mrubin
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