linux-kernel - Re: LogFS merge

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Date:	Fri, 02 May 2008 19:29:07 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: LogFS merge

Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org> writes:
>
> So should it simmer in -next and -mm for another month?  Should it go
> straight into -linus?

The main criteria for it going to Linus should be if you would really
trust your data to it now. Would you put your $HOME on it? Merging file 
systems too early can quickly ruin their name and that taint is hard
to ever get rid again then (e.g. happened to JFS) 

-Andi
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