linux-ext4 - Re: Which features should I implement in my ext4 reader?

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Date:	Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:04:20 +0200
From:	Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho <felipemonteiro.carvalho@...il.com>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Which features should I implement in my ext4 reader?

On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu> wrote:
> I think part of the problem (besids lots of people being busy and on
> vacation) is it's not clear what your ext4 reader is going to be used
> for.  As a result it's hard to give advice, not knowing what the
> requirements are for said reader.

I think that I formulated my question incorrectly. I did not mean
"please give me advice over my specific application" this time, but
rather what I wanted was "please tell me a little about these various
features and also tell me if they are finished or still work in
progress, etc". Which is precisely what you answered already, so
thanks a lot =)

> These features aren't quite fully supported yet.  The inline data
> feature is probably closest to be being fully supported, when we
> release an the next major version of e2fsprogs.

Just for completeness, which version number will that by?

So, I understand that currently mkfs.ext4 cannot generate ext4 file
systems with this feature, correct?

Is there any other way to generate a file system with this feature
with a 3.8 kernel which will work?

Just wondering if I can already start work on this or if I need to wait.

thanks,
-- 
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
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