linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add b+tree library

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Message-ID: <2f11576a0901100429h415d3a87o40ba4849120832c8@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:29:04 +0900
From:	"KOSAKI Motohiro" <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Johannes Berg" <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linux Kernel list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Jörn Engel" <joern@...fs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add b+tree library

>> > This adds a b+tree library. The API and memory layout is documented in
>> > the header file lib/btree.h. There are tree versions for 32, 64 and
>> > 128 bit keys as well as unsigned long (32/64 depending on platform).
>>
>> Can this library remove the btree code in some btree based filesystem?
>
> Joern is going to use it for logfs, that's the point. Not sure about
> other filesystems.

Why can't you investigate other filesystem?
if this library is used by only one fs, why does this library routine
need to linux/lib/ directory?
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