linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1

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Message-ID: <20210715221452.GV22357@magnolia>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:14:52 -0700
From:   "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...nel.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     Rafa?? Mi??ecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@...agon-software.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 05:18:07PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 09:13:52AM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > Porting to fs/iomap can be done after merge, so long as the ntfs3
> > driver doesn't depend on crazy reworking of buffer heads or whatever.
> > AFAICT it didn't, so ... yes, my earlier statements still apply: "later
> > as a clean up".
> 
> I on the other hand hate piling up mor of this legacy stuff, as it tends
> to not be cleaned up by the submitted.  Example: erofs still hasn't
> switched to iomap despite broad claims,

<shrug> I was letting that one go while willy tries to land all the
folio surgery on the iomap code.

> also we still have a huge backlog in the switch to the new mount API.

That's true, though having /read/ the xfs conversion series, I'm not
surprised that most maintainers don't want to do the heavy lift
themselves.

--D