Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Make btrfs-progs really compatible with any kernel version

[David Sterba <dsterba@suse.cz>]

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 11:00:49AM +0800, Anand Jain wrote:
> > Preparatory bits are in patches:
> >
> >   btrfs-progs: mkfs: add names of matching sysfs feature names
> >   btrfs-progs: mkfs: enhance feature table
> >   btrfs-progs: mkfs: extend mkfs features with compat, safe and default versions
> 
>   I don't seen these patches in the ML. Looks like it was integrated
>   in 4.8.3.

Yeah the patches and many other from me haven't been sent to the
mailinglist, unless I need input regarding usecase. Sending everything
would increase work for me and most of the patches are boring cleanups
anyway.

> > the core work is not yet done.
> >
> > The original usecase has been extended to allow for selecting features
> > that are compatible, ie. can be mounted, safe, ie. are ok wrt The
> > Status page, and default, ie. automatically selected by mkfs.
> 
> > Additionally to
> > that, a system-wide preset from a config file in /etc.
> 
> 
>   Certainly these patches could have been on (cleanup/enhancement)
>   top of my patches which was sent a year back.

Well, back then I started on top of your patches and found out that I'd
have to rework too much code so it was easier to start from scratch.