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From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Michael Cohen <lkml@ohdarn.net>
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On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Michael Cohen wrote:

> On 2/7/02 5:03 AM, "Tarkan Erimer" <tarkane@solmaz.com.tr> wrote:
> 
> > Your patch list is very nice. Is there any chance to add XFS patch, also?
> 
> Shawn Starr has been working on this.
> 
> > If so, it would be wonderful for me and the others , I think, who uses XFS
> > and want to use these patches, too. Because, if i patch my kernel with XFS,
> > i can't add other patches, like yours.
> 
> Personally I think XFS ought to stay in fs/xfs already and stop encroaching
> on the rest of the kernel.  It's also HUGE.  But hey, if Shawn wants to do
> it, let him do it.

The size is less an issue than having hooks all over the kernel, where
other features can/will break and be broken.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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