From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Arendt Subject: 2.6.13 merge Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:08:00 +0200 Message-ID: <42BD5730.7050308@prnet.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Hi, Here my personal opinion of merging: I would find it very usefull the have reiserfs merged into the main kernel, but I think the kernel developers should be able to decide how they want things in. I would propose to continue discussion with kernel developers in order to determine actually how to proceed. What I would for the moment find more important would be to bring out patches as soon as a new kernel version is available. If people know that they find the new patches immediately, they will surely give reiser4 a try. I think the main problem actually is that there will be serveral weeks from the release of a new kernel until the release of the patches. For example in my case I need to upgrade to 2.6.12 due to usb problems with 2.6.11. So what are my options actually ? Well probably I will stop using reiser4 and go back to reiser3. Sure, having reiser4 immediately in the kernel would solve this problem, but so would patches coming out little time after a new kernel version is released. Here how I would proceed: 1. (most important I think) release patches only little time after the kernel is released 2. look together with kernel developers to find a solution that is pleasant for everyone Where I think 1. is much more important than 2. I know lots of people which reason for not using reiserfs is not that it is currently not in kernel, but because patches need a long time to be available after the kernel release. Also please don't get me wrong with this. I am not trying to say that reiserfs developers don't work hard, but perhaps development priorities should be changed a bit, as kernel patches being there in time is in my opinion more important than adding features or changing to be ready for inclusion in kernel. I really appreciate your hard work and give you much respect. Bye, David Arendt