From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [RFC 0/13] extents and 48bit ext3 Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:25:54 -0400 Message-ID: <4489CB42.6020709@garzik.org> References: <1149816055.4066.60.camel@dyn9047017069.beaverton.ibm.com> <4488E1A4.20305@garzik.org> <20060609083523.GQ5964@schatzie.adilger.int> <44898EE3.6080903@garzik.org> <448992EB.5070405@garzik.org> <20060609181020.GB5964@schatzie.adilger.int> <1149880865.22124.70.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Andrew Morton , ext2-devel , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Chase Venters , Linus Torvalds , cmm@us.ibm.com, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Andreas Dilger , Alan Cox Return-path: To: Alex Tomas In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ext2-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: ext2-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org Alex Tomas wrote: >>>>>> Alan Cox (AC) writes: > > AC> Unfortunately in the software case if you want it in the base kernel you > AC> are bolting new manifolds on everyones car at once, and someone is going > AC> to have an engine explode as a result. > > please, don't forget you need to enable it by mount option. Irrelevant. That's a development-only situation. It will be enabled by default eventually, and should be considered in that light. Jeff