From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?utf-8?B?SsO2cm4=?= Engel Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] nilfs2: continuous snapshotting file system Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:04:39 +0200 Message-ID: <20080829110438.GC27647@logfs.org> References: <20080827181904.GD1371@logfs.org> <200808290629.AA00218@capsicum.lab.ntt.co.jp> <200808291040.06917.arnd@arndb.de> <20080829.195156.31189122.ryusuke@osrg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: arnd@arndb.de, akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080829.195156.31189122.ryusuke@osrg.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Fri, 29 August 2008 19:51:56 +0900, konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp wr= ote: >=20 > Since the primary purpose of NILFS is providing continuous > snapshotting, the GC is not necessarily designed with such requiremen= t > in mind. No shame in that. One fine day I would like to have a filesystem that combines all the neat tricks from the half-dozen new filesystems that are currently under development. Until then, people will simply have t= o pick which one matches their personal requirements best. J=C3=B6rn --=20 There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women, and engineer= s. While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more cer= tain. -- Baron Rothschild