Re: file handle in statx (was: Re: How to cope with subvolumes and snapshots on muti-user systems?)

NeilBrown
2023-12-12T21:47:03Z

On Wed, 13 Dec 2023, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 16:35, Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev> wrote:
>
> > Other poeple have been finding ways to contribute to the technical
> > discussion; just calling things "ugly and broken" does not.
>
> Kent, calm down please. We call things "ugly and broken" all the
> time. That's just an opinion, you are free to argue it, and no need
> to take it personally.

But maybe we shouldn't. Maybe we should focus on saying what, exactly,
is unpleasant to look at and way. Or what exactly causes poor
funcationality.
"ugly" and "broken" are not particularly useful words in a technical
discussion. I understand people want to use them, but they really need
to be backed up with details. It is details that matter.

NeilBrown

>
> Thanks,
> Miklos
>
>