Re: [Ext2-devel] [RFC 0/13] extents and 48bit ext3

Alex Tomas
2006-06-09T19:20:56Z

what if proposed patch is safer than an average fix?
(given that it's just out of usage unless enabled)

thanks, Alex

>>>>> Jeff Garzik (JG) writes:

JG> Mike Snitzer wrote:
>> On 6/9/06, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
>>> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>> > I disagree completely... it would be an obvious win: people who want
>>> > stability get that, people who want new features get that too.
>>>
>>> And developers have a better outlet for their wacky developmental
>>> urges...
>>
>> And no real-world near-term progress is made for production users with
>> modern requirements. What you're advocating breeds instability in the
>> near-term.

JG> Constantly patching the main, "stable" Linux filesystem breeds
JG> instability today.

JG> Jeff

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