Re: XFS to main kernel source

Steve Lord (lord@sgi.com)
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:16:52 -0500


> > Won't there be a lot of changes which need to be made for it to go into 2.5
> > anyway though beyond just current development? Isn't 2.5 supposed to be
> > "radically" different?
>
> Not really. 2.5 will change over time for certain but if anything the 2.5
> changes will make it easier. One problem area with XFS is that it duplicates
> chunks of what should be generic functionality - and 2.5 needs to provide
> the generic paths it wants

Since we have your attention - which chunks? One of the frustrations we have
had is the lack of feedback from anyone who has looked at XFS.

Just interested.

Steve

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