linux-kernel - Re: RFC: Schedule EFS for removal.

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Message-ID: <20070521154613.GA27027@infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 21 May 2007 16:46:13 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	rdunlap@...otime.net
Subject: Re: RFC: Schedule EFS for removal.

On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:20:50AM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 04:12:09PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>  > > Ok, patch rescinded.  Any opinion on what to do about that bug?
>  > > 
>  > > "use loopback" would be one option I guess.
>  > > Given its been an open bug for four years, there's obviously
>  > > not that much interest in fixing the filesystem.
>  > 
>  > I don't think it's a bug, it's a lacking feature.  The error message
>  > is quite accurate aswell.
> 
> It seems to be a regression in 2.6.x though.  From the report..
> 
> "Under 2.4.21, it doesnt do this."

Randy mentioned in bugzilla that 2.4.22 didn't work either, so I'd
be very surprised if 2.4.21 works.
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