linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/23] per device dirty throttling -v8

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Date:	Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:46:40 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Claudio Martins <ctpm@....utl.pt>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	miklos@...redi.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, neilb@...e.de,
	dgc@....com, tomoki.sekiyama.qu@...achi.com, nikita@...sterfs.com,
	trond.myklebust@....uio.no, yingchao.zhou@...il.com,
	richard@....demon.co.uk, david@...g.hm
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/23] per device dirty throttling -v8

> The only remotely valid compatibility argument would be Mutt - but even 
> that handles it just fine. (we broke way more software via noexec)

And went through a sensible process of resolving it.

And its not just mutt. HSM stuff stops working which is a big deal as
stuff clogs up. The /tmp/ cleaning tools go wrong as well.

These are big deals because you seem intent on using a large hammer to
force a change that should be done properly by other means.

The /tmp cleaning for example can probably be done other ways in future
but the changes should be in place first.

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