Re: [PATCH 00/23] per device dirty throttling -v8

Alan Cox
2007-08-04T21:40:50Z

> Linux has always been a "POSIX unless its stupid" type of system. For
> the upstream kernel, we should do the right thing -- noatime by default
> -- but allow distros and people that care about rigid compliance to
> easily change the default.

Linux has never been a "suprise your kernel interfaces all just changed
today" kernel, nor a "gosh you upgraded and didn't notice your backups
broke" kernel.