From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Want to contribute Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:59:56 -0800 Message-ID: <43DF18FC.6040605@namesys.com> References: <1138611843.2999.14.camel@embd-olivier.naturesoft.net> <200601302255.10373.pvh@uvic.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <200601302255.10373.pvh@uvic.ca> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Bandan Das Cc: Peter van Hardenberg , reiserfs-list@namesys.com Peter van Hardenberg wrote: >Hi Bandan, > >I found a couple relatively easy bugs while working with the "metas" virtual >directories. Build a metas-enabled Reiser4 kernel, and try tab completion >within the root of a file like this: > >cd file/ > >it will crash your console. > >Also, echoing values into plugins to change their values from the commandline >does not work, possibly due to appended newlines. A fix for this would also >be most excellent. > >I have a Reiser4 developers wiki targeted to people trying to learn R4. I >encourage you to both read and contribute to it! It is available at >http://pvh.ca/trac/wiki/reiser4 > >-pvh > > >On January 30, 2006 01:04 am, Bandan Das wrote: > > >>Hi! >>I am Bandan and new to the list. I have been a fan of ReiserFS for >>around a year now and would like to contribute to it in the form of >>fixing some minor bug. As Nikita suggested to me on the IRC channel, >>adding comments is also a good idea but I would more like to contribute >>in the form of code :) I am a good C programmer and have hands on >>experience in Linux kernel programming. Can anyone suggest something? >>Thanks >>Bandan >> >> > > > copy on write links are a perennial "everyone would like them but nobody ever actually codes them" feature.