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Message-ID: <20150729134923.GA7593@quack.suse.cz> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:49:23 +0200 From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> To: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Ted Tso <tytso@....edu> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Remove ext3 filesystem driver On Wed 29-07-15 15:20:06, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote: > On 15.07.2015 13:26, Jan Kara wrote: > > Hello, > > > > so I have created this patch set which removes ext3 driver (and some related support > >code) from the kernel. See changelog of patch 2/3 for more details. If noone objects, > >I will queue the series in my tree for the next merge window. > > > >Jens, are you OK with me merging patch 3/3 or do you want me to send it to you once > >the first two patches get merged? > > > >Ted, this also touches ext4 driver so that it always handles ext3 filesystems so ack > >from you would be nice. > > > > Honza > > > > This means some ext3-specific kludges in mm/ could be dropped. > Like page cleanup in try_to_free_buffers() and couple in vmscan. Almost. There are still some cases (like block device mappings or even standard inode mappings in ext4 data=journal mode) where the page cleanup hack is needed. See https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg933319.html Both issues look fixable although with block device mappings it won't be trivial. Honza -- Jan Kara <jack@...e.com> SUSE Labs, CR -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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