Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262945AbUKRU3w (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:29:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262939AbUKRTmK (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:42:10 -0500 Received: from mail.euroweb.hu ([193.226.220.4]:4749 "HELO mail.euroweb.hu") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262922AbUKRTd7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:33:59 -0500 To: torvalds@osdl.org CC: miklos@szeredi.hu, hbryan@us.ibm.com, akpm@osdl.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pavel@ucw.cz In-reply-to: (message from Linus Torvalds on Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:16:31 -0800 (PST)) Subject: Re: [PATCH] [Request for inclusion] Filesystem in Userspace References: Message-Id: From: Miklos Szeredi Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:33:51 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1342 Lines: 30 > Ehh - the _CPU_ handles dirtying pages all on its own. The OS never even > knows that a page got dirtied, so "starting writeout early" is not much of > an option. OK, sorry. I'd rephrase it then to say will the system allow _all_ it's pages to be used for file data? > IOW, from a merging standpoint, simple really _is_ better. Even if you > really really want to use exotic features like "direct IO" and writable > mappings some day, let's just put it this way: it's a lot easier to merge > something that has no questions about strange cases, and then _later_ add > in the strange cases, than it is to merge it all on day #1. OK, I see your point. And yes, I know writable mappings are rare. > I'm a sucker. Ask anybody. I'll accept the exact same patch that I > rejected earlier if you just do it the right way. I'm convinced that some > people actually do it on purpose just for the amusement value ("Look, he > did it _again_. What a doofus!") Actually I did plan to split up FUSE the next time I submit it, so these extra features can be taken on their own merrit. Thanks, Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/