linux-ext4 - Re: [GIT PULL] Ext3 removal, quota & udf fixes

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Message-ID: <20150903214924.GB10391@birch.djwong.org>
Date:	Thu, 3 Sep 2015 14:49:24 -0700
From:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
To:	Albino B Neto <bino@...eup.net>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Ext3 removal, quota & udf fixes

On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 08:28:38AM -0300, Albino B Neto wrote:
> 2015-09-02 20:47 GMT-03:00 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>:
> > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Darrick J. Wong
> > <darrick.wong@...cle.com> wrote:
> >> Yes, that would be a bug.
> >
> > So the thing I'm happy to see is that the ext4 developers seem to
> > unanimously agree that maintaining ext3 compatibility is part of their
> > job, and nobody seems to be arguing for keeping ext3 around. As long
> > as any possible regressions from ext3 removal have a clear "yup, it's
> > on us" from the ext4 people,  I don't mind removing it. I was
> > expecting ext4 people to not be thrilled about supporting possible
> > legacy cases.
> 
> Good.
> 
> The future of ext4 ? Are you (developers) write other file system ?

Well I was working on a new one called EXT3000 with all new servos, but then I
had to reuse the start and stop controls for something else and now the whole
thing is SOL.  I guess I'll go watch a movie instead.

;)

--D

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