Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > ;-) I don't think either FS will get through 2.5 without a major logging
> > overhaul. I've got some hash tables I would love to throw out, and
> > will probably integrate all the logging into the page cache.
>
> This basically is what all of this comes down to
>
> Do we
>
> A. Add all these various journalling file systems in 2.4 and try and
> sort out the common journalling/support code in 2.5
>
> B. Defer merging with the main tree on the assumption all the vendors
> can and will do merging so that when we put them in the main tree
> we do so with the common stuff sorted out properly first
>
> And thats a call Linus has to make not me
I suggest that we add ReiserFS in 2.4 because it works and 18 months is a long
time to go without journaling, rewrite journaling to implement wandering logs in
2.5, and then consider merging in 2.7. 2.5 is way too early for merging. Keep
in mind that wandering logs are probably going to be implemented by Zam not
Chris, as Chris is more interested in other tasks, and it integrates nicely with
Zam's allocate on flush coding.
Hans
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