Re: [GIT PULL] vfs: fix many problems in vfs clone/dedupe implementation

From: Dave Chinner
Date: Fri Nov 02 2018 - 19:36:58 EST


On Fri, Nov 02, 2018 at 09:35:23AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 10:15 PM Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Can you please pull update containing a rework of the VFS clone and
> > dedupe file range infrastructure from the tag listed below?
>
> I don't love the timing of this at the end of the merge window, but pulled,

When would have been a better time? It's too big for a late -rc, and
it contains stuff that needs fixing pretty urgently. So if the merge
window is not appropriate, what should we have done here?

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
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