Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:52:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:52:35 -0500 Received: from smtp3.vol.cz ([195.250.128.83]:59403 "EHLO smtp3.vol.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:52:02 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:59:01 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Hans Reiser Cc: Andreas Dilger , Jeff Garzik , Daniel Phillips , Andrew Morton , lkml Subject: Re: [patch] delayed disk block allocation Message-ID: <20020306125900.B81@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <3C7F3B4A.41DB7754@zip.com.au> <20020304050450.GF353@matchmail.com> <20020303223103.J4188@lynx.adilger.int> <3C8308FE.FC4FA42@mandrakesoft.com> <20020303231851.N4188@lynx.adilger.int> <3C838C89.5060602@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3C838C89.5060602@namesys.com>; from reiser@namesys.com on Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 06:02:33PM +0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > ReiserFS V3 is pretty stable right now. Fsck is usually the last thing > to stabilize for a filesystem, and we were no exception to that rule. > > ReiserFS V3 will last for probably another 3 years (though it will > remain supported for I imagine at least a decade, maybe more), with V4 > gradually edging it out of the market as V4 gets more and more stable. > During at least the next year we will keep some staff adding minor > tweaks to V3. For instance, our layout policies will improve over the > next few months, journal relocation is about to move from Linux 2.5 to > 2.4, and data write ordering code is being developed by Chris. I don't > know how long fsck maintenance for V3 will continue, but it will be at > least as long as users find bugs in it. When you think youer fsck works, let me know. I have some tests to find bugs in fsck.... Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - 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/