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* [PATCHSET] e2fsprogs: Next3 patch series
@ 2010-05-05 18:28 Amir Goldstein
  2010-05-05 18:28 ` [PATCH 1/8] e2fsprogs: Next3 on-disk format changes Amir Goldstein
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From: Amir Goldstein @ 2010-05-05 18:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Theodore Tso; +Cc: linux-ext4

Hi Ted,

The following patch series applies to latest e2fsprogs git tree.
Please let me know what you think about these changes in general
and more specifically, what do you think about accepting the
Next3 on-disk format and features to e2fsprogs?

Thanks,
Amir.

[PATCH 1/8] e2fsprogs: Next3 on-disk format changes.
[PATCH 2/8] e2fsprogs: Add big_journal feature for Next3.
[PATCH 3/8] e2fsprogs: Add exclude_inode feature for Next3.
[PATCH 4/8] e2fsprogs: Next3 snapshot control with chattr/lsattr -X.
[PATCH 5/8] e2fsprogs: Add has_snapshot feature for Next3.
[PATCH 6/8] e2fsprogs: Cleanup Next3 snapshot list when removing has_snapshot feature.
[PATCH 7/8] e2fsprogs: Check Next3 exclude bitmap on fsck.
[PATCH 8/8] e2fsprogs: Dump Next3 message buffer on fsck.

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* Re: [PATCH 4/8] e2fsprogs: Next3 snapshot control with chattr/lsattr -X
@ 2010-06-21 18:17 Andreas Dilger
  2010-06-22  8:56 ` Amir G.
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Andreas Dilger @ 2010-06-21 18:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Amir Goldstein; +Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org development

> +static struct flags_name snapshot_flags_array[] = {
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_LIST_FL, "S", "on_liSt" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_ENABLED_FL, "n", "eNabled" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_ACTIVE_FL, "a", "Active" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_INUSE_FL, "p", "inuse_by_Previous" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_DELETED_FL, "s", "Deleted" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_SHRUNK_FL, "h", "sHrunk" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_OPEN_FL, "o", "mOunted" },
> +	{ NEXT3_SNAPFILE_TAGGED_FL, "t", "Tagged" },
>  	{ 0, NULL, NULL }
>  };

While clever, I don't think this necessarily makes for a good user interface.
In comparison, flags "l, e, a, i, d, s, m ,t" respectively make much easier to understand/remember name abbreviations.

Cheers, Andreas
--
Andreas Dilger
Lustre Technical Lead
Oracle Corporation Canada Inc.


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2010-05-05 18:28 ` [PATCH 2/8] e2fsprogs: Add big_journal feature for Next3 Amir Goldstein
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2010-05-05 18:28 ` [PATCH 5/8] e2fsprogs: Add has_snapshot feature for Next3 Amir Goldstein
2010-05-05 18:28 ` [PATCH 6/8] e2fsprogs: Cleanup Next3 snapshot list when removing has_snapshot feature Amir Goldstein
2010-05-05 18:28 ` [PATCH 7/8] e2fsprogs: Check Next3 exclude bitmap on fsck Amir Goldstein
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