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Subject: Re: [RFC] Converging userspace and kernel code
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On 01/10/2017 09:20 AM, Anand Jain wrote:
> 
> 
> On 01/10/17 20:14, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 01/09/2017 09:28 PM, Anand Jain wrote:
>>>
>>> Goldwyn,
>>>
>>>  Could you add a list what functionality in btrfs-progs will
>>>  be using the 'core'. ?
>>
>>
>> There are too many to list. It would contain the algorithmic functions
>> of btrfs which would be able to interact with both kernel and
>> btrfs-progs.
> 
>  I am getting confused. How about a few from the btrfs-progs ?
> 
> 

Functions such as open_ctree(), or the set/get functions. The idea is to
keep the codebase of this core component the same in btrfs-progs and kernel.

As an example, see how XFS have done using libxfs. Something around the
same lines.

-- 
Goldwyn