linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH] ext3: remove inode constructor

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705051156200.20079@sbz-30.cs.Helsinki.FI>
Date:	Sat, 5 May 2007 11:58:45 +0300 (EEST)
From:	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sct@...hat.com, adilger@...sterfs.com, clameter@....com
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] ext3: remove inode constructor

On Fri, 4 May 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> I got 100% rejects against this because Christoph has already had
> his paws all over the slab constructor code everywhere.
> 
> Was going to fix it up but then decided that we ought to make changes
> like this to ext4 as well.  Ideally beforehand, but simultaneously is
> OK as long as it's simple enough.

I'll send you proper patches for them (and will convert other filesystems 
too).

On Fri, 4 May 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> btw, for a benchmark I'd suggest just a silly create-10000-files
> tight loop rather than something more complex like postmark.

Do you want me to redo the benchmarks or are you happy enough with the 
postmark numbers?

				Pekka
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