befs: TODO needs updating

befs: TODO needs updating

[Amy Parker]

The current TODO in fs/befs/TODO is horrendously out of date. The last
time it was updated was with the merge of 2.6.12-rc2 back in 2005.

Some examples of points in the TODO that need a glance (I have no clue
if these have been resolved as no one has updated the TODO in 20
years):

> Befs_fs.h has gotten big and messy. No reason not to break it up into smaller peices.
On top of the spelling fix, fs/befs/Befs_fs.h no longer exists. When
did this last exist?

> See if Alexander Viro's option parser made it into the kernel tree. Use that if we can. (include/linux/parser.h)
This parser is now at include/linux/fs_parser.h. It did make it in. Is
such a shift still needed? Such header is never included in any files
in fs/befs.


Best regards,
Amy Parker
(they/them)

Re: befs: TODO needs updating

[Amy Parker]

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 7:30 AM Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 06:58:55AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote:
> > The current TODO in fs/befs/TODO is horrendously out of date. The last
> > time it was updated was with the merge of 2.6.12-rc2 back in 2005.
>
> Probably a good idea to cc the listed maintainers ... no idea if they
> subscribe to linux-fsdevel.

I see you've now CCed the maintainers. I just went to the maintainer list when I
noticed you did so. Thank you for adding them!

Best regards,
Amy Parker
(they/them)

>
> > Some examples of points in the TODO that need a glance (I have no clue
> > if these have been resolved as no one has updated the TODO in 20
> > years):
> >
> > > Befs_fs.h has gotten big and messy. No reason not to break it up into smaller peices.
> > On top of the spelling fix, fs/befs/Befs_fs.h no longer exists. When
> > did this last exist?
> >
> > > See if Alexander Viro's option parser made it into the kernel tree. Use that if we can. (include/linux/parser.h)
> > This parser is now at include/linux/fs_parser.h. It did make it in. Is
> > such a shift still needed? Such header is never included in any files
> > in fs/befs.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Amy Parker
> > (they/them)

Re: befs: TODO needs updating

[Amy Parker]

Luis's email appears to be broken right now. The mailer daemon
indicated an error on its end:

> <luis@other.computer> (expanded from <luisbg@kernel.org>): unable to look up
>     host other.computer: Name or service not known

Is this occurring for you as well?

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 8:15 AM Amy Parker <enbyamy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 7:30 AM Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 06:58:55AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote:
> > > The current TODO in fs/befs/TODO is horrendously out of date. The last
> > > time it was updated was with the merge of 2.6.12-rc2 back in 2005.
> >
> > Probably a good idea to cc the listed maintainers ... no idea if they
> > subscribe to linux-fsdevel.
>
> I see you've now CCed the maintainers. I just went to the maintainer list when I
> noticed you did so. Thank you for adding them!
>
> Best regards,
> Amy Parker
> (they/them)
>
> >
> > > Some examples of points in the TODO that need a glance (I have no clue
> > > if these have been resolved as no one has updated the TODO in 20
> > > years):
> > >
> > > > Befs_fs.h has gotten big and messy. No reason not to break it up into smaller peices.
> > > On top of the spelling fix, fs/befs/Befs_fs.h no longer exists. When
> > > did this last exist?
> > >
> > > > See if Alexander Viro's option parser made it into the kernel tree. Use that if we can. (include/linux/parser.h)
> > > This parser is now at include/linux/fs_parser.h. It did make it in. Is
> > > such a shift still needed? Such header is never included in any files
> > > in fs/befs.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Amy Parker
> > > (they/them)

Re: befs: TODO needs updating

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 08:20:33AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote:
> Luis's email appears to be broken right now. The mailer daemon
> indicated an error on its end:
> 
> > <luis@other.computer> (expanded from <luisbg@kernel.org>): unable to look up
> >     host other.computer: Name or service not known
> 
> Is this occurring for you as well?

Yes; I've found someone who has a current address for Luis and suggested
that they update their address on kernel.org.

Re: befs: TODO needs updating

[Amy Parker]

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 10:57 AM Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 08:20:33AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote:
> > Luis's email appears to be broken right now. The mailer daemon
> > indicated an error on its end:
> >
> > > <luis@other.computer> (expanded from <luisbg@kernel.org>): unable to look up
> > >     host other.computer: Name or service not known
> >
> > Is this occurring for you as well?
>
> Yes; I've found someone who has a current address for Luis and suggested
> that they update their address on kernel.org.

Alright, great! Let's hope this gets resolved soon. Do you have this
address to CC him
on in the meantime?