linux-ext4 - Re: [proposal] making filesystem tools more machine friendly

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Date:   Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:58:08 +0200
From:   Emmanuel Florac <eflorac@...ellique.com>
To:     Jan Tulak <jtulak@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [proposal] making filesystem tools more machine friendly

Le Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:17:17 +0200
Jan Tulak <jtulak@...hat.com> écrivait:

> A structured output is something we should aim for. It helps a lot
> with the issues and it is the cheapest option. If it goes well, it can
> be later on followed by creating a library, although, at this moment,
> that seems a premature thing strive for. Creating a daemon is not a
> thing any single filesystem should do on its own.
> 
> And thank you for reading all this, I look forward to your
> comments. :-)

The whole concept seems a noble endeavour, I'm a bit wary of the
possibility to convince all the teams in charge to adhere to it
however... But that looks like a good idea for sure :)

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