linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 3/3] ext2: remove dax EXPERIMENTAL warning

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Message-ID: <88613c7a-5619-c038-16ac-f6383ad7943f@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:09:58 -0500
From:   Eric Sandeen <esandeen@...hat.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ext2: remove dax EXPERIMENTAL warning

On 9/17/21 7:59 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:47:07AM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
>> On Wed 15-09-21 12:22:41, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>> As there seems to be no significant outstanding concern about
>>> dax on ext2 at this point, remove the scary EXPERIMENTAL
>>> warning when in use.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
>>
>> Agreed. Do you want my ack or should I just merge this patch?
> 
> Please do not merge it.  The whole DAX path is still a mess and should
> not be elevated to non-EXPERMINTAL state in this form.

Hi Christoph, "a mess" is tough to work with. What work remains before
we can lift the warning?

-Eric