linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] UBIFS

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Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:21:34 +0200
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Cc:	Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <ext-adrian.hunter@...ia.com>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, joern@...ybastard.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] UBIFS - new flash file system

On Mon, 31 March 2008 23:49:16 +0300, Pekka Enberg wrote:
> 
> There are some of us that are interested to know why we want UBIFS in
> the mainline rather than wait for LogFS or some other variant to
> appear though.

You don't have to wait long.  I was thinking about sending a patch out
tomorrow.

And I don't believe it has to be a choice.  There is little reason
against merging both - apart from any problems found in the review.

Also, competition is a good thing.  There's nothing like a flurry of
patches following an unfavorable benchmark for one side or the other. ;)

Jörn

-- 
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Fancy algorithms have big constants. Until you know that n is
frequently going to be big, don't get fancy.
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