Re: [PATCH 1/9] extents for ext4

Alex Tomas <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:05:14 +0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.file-systems.ext2.devel,gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.file-systems
Organization HOME
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>>>>> Randy Dunlap (RD) writes:

 RD> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:29:56 +0400 Alex Tomas wrote:
 >> >>>>> Andrew Morton (AM) writes:
 >> 
 >> >> From a quick scan:
 >> 
 AM> - The code is very poorly commented.  I'd want to spend a lot of time
 AM> reviewing this implementation, but not in its present state.  
 >> 
 >> what sort of comments are you expecting?

 RD> Helpful ones.  Not obvious stuff.  Intents.
 RD> Tricks used (if they are the right thing to do).

 RD> How, what, why.  But not nitty-gritty details of how.
 RD> "Why" is often more important.

well, it's a simple b+tree and i'm not sure there are ticks in.
I'll try to re-read them again WRT what you wrote.


 AM> - The existing comments could benefit from some rework by a native English
 AM> speaker.
 >> 
 >> could someone assist here, please?

 RD> Yes.  How would you like it?  Just comments via email or (quilt) patches?
 RD> Which files/patches?

please, have a look at ext4-extents.patch first

thanks, Alex

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