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Subject: Re: Disk write deterioration in 5.x kernel
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On 1/19/24 15:55, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
> On 19.01.24 07:58, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
>> [also Cc: btrfs maintainers]
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 09:37:50AM +0530, Gowtham wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there anything I can collect to debug what is the problem in the new kernel?
> 
> From the version numbers you provided it seems you are using vendor
> kernels containing patches. You thus might want to ask the vendor for
> support. Most upstream developers are unlikely to help and some even
> complete ignore reports using such kernels.
> 
> You also need to try latest mainline and bisect, as Bagas already
> pointed out, as that problem might be solved already and might have
> nothing to do with Btrfs at all.
> 
>> Please don't top-post, reply inline with appropriate context instead.
> 
> Bagas, FWIW, I think telling users this is not helpful at all and maybe
> counter productive; please consider to stop doing this.
> 

I was writing the reminder like broonie did.

> Yes, kernel development uses inline replies -- hence it's a good idea to
> point that out *to developers* that submit patches et. al.
> 
> But most people in the world uses top-posting; you and I might not like
> that, but that's how it is. Telling non-developers to adjust their
> behavior to our habits will often just come over as rude. It might
> nevertheless be worth it. But it's best to leave that decision to the
> developers that handle the report, as they have to interact way more
> with the reporter that you or I will have to.
> 

OK, thanks!

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