Re: (reiserfs) Re: New Linux 2.5 - 2.6 TODO (Alan Cox suggestsdelaying

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 10:52:57 EST


> > using code duplication. Give us a license to change buffer.c code to be more
> > general and we will.
>
> A license? buffer.c is GPLed, surely, along with the rest of the kernel.
> What's the problem?

Different meaning . Linus wants journalling code not to interfere with the
core buffer.c code. So that given a problem you can see if its journalling
or non journalling and so that non journalling people dont get bitten

Its a modularity thing

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