linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] vfs.git sysv pile

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Message-ID: <20230301130018.yqds5yvqj7q26f7e@quack3>
Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2023 14:00:18 +0100
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [git pull] vfs.git sysv pile

On Wed 01-03-23 12:20:56, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> On venerdì 24 febbraio 2023 04:26:57 CET Al Viro wrote:
> > 	Fabio's "switch to kmap_local_page()" patchset (originally after the
> > ext2 counterpart, with a lot of cleaning up done to it; as the matter of
> > fact, ext2 side is in need of similar cleanups - calling conventions there
> > are bloody awful).
> 
> If nobody else is already working on these cleanups in ext2 following your 
> suggestion, I'd be happy to work on this by the end of this week. I only need 
> a confirmation because I'd hate to duplicate someone else work.
> 
> > Plus the equivalents of minix stuff...
> 
> I don't know this other filesystem but I could take a look and see whether it 
> resembles somehow sysv and ext2 (if so, this work would be pretty simple too, 
> thanks to your kind suggestions when I worked on sysv and ufs).
> 
> I'm adding Jan to the Cc list to hear whether he is aware of anybody else 
> working on this changes for ext2. I'm waiting for a reply from you (@Al) or 
> Jan to avoid duplication (as said above).

I'm not sure what exactly Al doesn't like about how ext2 handles pages and
mapping but if you have some cleanups in mind, sure go ahead. I don't have
any plans on working on that code in the near term.

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR