Re: [reiserfs-dev] [PATCH] UUID & volume labels support for reiserfs

[Oleg Drokin]

Hello!

On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 11:07:29AM -0500, Chris Mason wrote:

> >> This should not be applied until an updated (non beta) reiserfsprogs
> >> package that supports these features has been released.
> > Hey, reserving some space in superblock won't hurt.
> Reserving it is fine ;-)  Using it isn't a good idea until the progs
So we did it (reserved) ;)
We do not use it. (generating of UUID does not count)

> understand it.  Our policy should be to never require a progs update in a
> stable kernel series (just like most stable parts of the kernel).
We do not require progs upadte. But if someone will update their progs voluntarily,
we cannot forbit them to! ;))

> Neither should this patch (even though it is a much smaller problem).
You just said that reserving is ok.

Bye,
    Oleg