linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] cifsd: introduce new SMB3 kernel server

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Message-ID: <875z06vyi6.fsf@suse.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:24:17 +0200
From:   Aurélien Aptel <aaptel@...e.com>
To:     "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
Cc:     Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@...sung.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        smfrench@...il.com, senozhatsky@...omium.org, hyc.lee@...il.com,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, hch@....de, hch@...radead.org,
        ronniesahlberg@...il.com, aurelien.aptel@...il.com,
        sandeen@...deen.net, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
        colin.king@...onical.com, rdunlap@...radead.org,
        willy@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] cifsd: introduce new SMB3 kernel server

"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org> writes:
> I'd rather see multiple patches that were actually functional at each
> stage: e.g., start with a server that responds to some sort of rpc-level
> ping but does nothing else, then add basic file IO, etc.
>
> I don't know if that's practical.

Although it would certainly be nice I don't think it's realistic to
expect this kind of retro-logical-rewriting. AFAIK the other new
fs-related addition (ntfs patchset) is using the same trick of adding
the Makefile at the end after it was suggested on the mailing list. So
there's a precedent.

Cheers,
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