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Date:   Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:07:32 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is it time to remove reiserfs?
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Hi!


> > > So from my distro experience installed userbase of reiserfs is pretty=
 small
> > > and shrinking. We still do build reiserfs in openSUSE / SLES kernels =
but
> > > for enterprise offerings it is unsupported (for like 3-4 years) and t=
he module
> > > is not in the default kernel rpm anymore.
> >=20
> > I believe I've seen reiserfs in recent Arch Linux ARM installation on
> > PinePhone. I don't really think you can remove a feature people are
> > using.
>=20
> Well, if someone uses Reiserfs they better either migrate to some other
> filesystem or start maintaining it. It is as simple as that because
> currently there's nobody willing to invest resources in it for quite a few
> years and so it is just a question of time before it starts eating people=
's
> data (probably it already does in some cornercases, as an example there a=
re
> quite some syzbot reports for it)...

Yes people should migrate away from Reiserfs. I guess someone should
break the news to Arch Linux ARM people.

But I believe userbase is bigger than you think and it will not be
possible to remove reiserfs anytime soon.

Best regards,
								Pavel
--=20
People of Russia, stop Putin before his war on Ukraine escalates.

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