linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH

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Message-ID: <20090504130638.GN7141@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 4 May 2009 06:06:38 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, tridge@...ba.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ogawa Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES option

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 06:44:33AM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 05:41:29AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > I am not sure that I correctly parsed these three sentences, but the
> > justification should be pretty clear to anyone who has been paying any
> > attention at all to recent industry news.
> 
> I think if there's one thing less reliable than an engineer's opinion
> on a patent, it's a journalist's opinion on a patent lawsuit.

And hence discussing these sorts of non-technical issues on LKML is kind
of pointless, you are saying?  I certainly cannot disagree with that!

						Thanx, Paul
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