Re: [Ext2-devel] [RFC 0/13] extents and 48bit ext3
Chase Venters <[email protected]>
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Alan Cox wrote: > Ar Gwe, 2006-06-09 am 13:50 -0500, ysgrifennodd Chase Venters: >> It's about bundling. It's about being able to take your 3-year old >> dependable car and make it faster by bolting on new manifolds and >> turbochargers, rather than waiting a year for the manufacturer to release >> a totally new model > > Unfortunately in the software case if you want it in the base kernel you > are bolting new manifolds on everyones car at once, and someone is going > to have an engine explode as a result. Someone _could_ have an engine explode... it's perfectly possible though that a well-tested 48-bit patch wouldn't cause anyone's ext3 to explode. (After all, the vehicle analogy breaks down here - software doesn't get worn out from being run at redline for too many miles.) > Ext3 already has enough back compatiblity that you can replace the > engine with a horse, we don't need any more in it thank you. But just what are the costs at calling it quits now? Are we going to deny users something they need? > > Alan > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html