linux-kernel - Re: metadata plugins (was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion)

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Message-Id: <200607281402.k6SE245v004715@laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl>
Date:	Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:02:04 -0400
From:	"Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@....utfsm.cl>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
cc:	Hans Reiser <reiser@...esys.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ReiserFS List <reiserfs-list@...esys.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: metadata plugins (was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion) 

Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:

[...]

> It is then simple to follow that train of logic:  why not make it easy
> to replace the directory algorithm [and associated metadata]?  or the
> file data space management algorithms?  or even the inode handling?
> why not allow customers to replace a stock algorithm with an exotic,
> site-specific one?

IMVHO, such experiments should/must be done in userspace. And AFAICS, they
can today.

Go wild, but leave the kernel alone.
-- 
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