Re: [RFC 0/13] extents and 48bit ext3

Linus Torvalds
2006-06-09T16:04:52Z

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> Linus Torvalds wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > Overall, I'm surprised that ext3 developers don't see any of the problems
> > > related to progressive, stealth filesystem upgrades.
> >
> > Hey, they're used to it - they've been doing it for a long time.
>
> Agreed, but my argument is that extents are a Big Deal.

I'm not arguing against you - I'm arguing with you.

I just tried to explain what you saw as "surprising" - the fact that ext3
developers don't see this as a problem at all. They don't see it as a
problem, because it's how they have always worked, since before ext3 was
ext3, and it was just a crazy extension to ext2.

And yes, it's a serious problem. Ext3 is pretty damn messy. It's not as
messy as some, but it sure has potential.

Linus