2008-06-01 14:17:52

by Pavel Machek

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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] xfs: Make XFS use the new file system init infrastructure

On Sun 2008-05-25 18:48:19, Tom Spink wrote:
> This patch makes XFS use the file system type specific init and exit
> callbacks, so that XFS only initialises when it's used for the first
> time.
>
> This is useful for when XFS is compiled into the kernel, but never
> actually used as it stops XFS from creating global threads, until
> they are needed.

Yes please. Removing gazillion kernel threads when xfs is unused is
nice.

You should probably have cced fsdevel and xfs lists?

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2008-06-01 14:47:40

by Tom Spink

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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] xfs: Make XFS use the new file system init infrastructure

2008/5/31 Pavel Machek <[email protected]>:
> On Sun 2008-05-25 18:48:19, Tom Spink wrote:
>> This patch makes XFS use the file system type specific init and exit
>> callbacks, so that XFS only initialises when it's used for the first
>> time.
>>
>> This is useful for when XFS is compiled into the kernel, but never
>> actually used as it stops XFS from creating global threads, until
>> they are needed.
>
> Yes please. Removing gazillion kernel threads when xfs is unused is
> nice.
>
> You should probably have cced fsdevel and xfs lists?
>
> --
> (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek
> (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html
>

Hi Pavel,

I'll re-send with those CC's!

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Tom Spink