Re: [PATCH v8 0/6] btrfs: add fscrypt support, PART 1

Christoph Hellwig
2025-11-19T09:06:37Z

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 09:59:41AM +0100, David Sterba wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 12:23:35AM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > Patches 1 to 3 just add dead code without the actual fscrypt support,
> > which you've not even posted anywhere never mind having queued it up.
> > Please don't add this kind of code without the user in the same series.
>
> The fscrypt series is about 50 patches, last v5 iteration is at [1] and
> I suggested to pick any independent patches we could ahead of time.

Getting any independent work in first is always a good idea. Patches 4-6
fit that, but patches 1-3 are everything but.