From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:54899 "EHLO plane.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751093AbbKXG3T (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:29:19 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a176J-00022h-0S for linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:29:15 +0100 Received: from ip98-167-165-199.ph.ph.cox.net ([98.167.165.199]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:29:14 +0100 Received: from 1i5t5.duncan by ip98-167-165-199.ph.ph.cox.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:29:14 +0100 To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Make btrfs-progs really compatible with any kernel version Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:29:05 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <1448283378-10579-1-git-send-email-anand.jain@oracle.com> <20151123175608.GI31035@twin.jikos.cz> <565373B4.2070907@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Austin S Hemmelgarn posted on Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:14:44 -0500 as excerpted: >> A remaining option should override the 'running' behaviour and pick the >> latest mkfs options. Naming it 'defaults' sounds a bit ambiguous so the >> name is yet to be determined. > Maybe something like 'recommended' or 'suggested'? Just keep it simple. If it enables the latest defaults, just call it "latest". =:^) Better yet, match compat-3.2, etc, with compat-running and compat-latest, making it crystal clear they're parallel options, as well as labeling them all compat-*, making it crystal clear what the intended functionality is. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman