Re: Collapse ext2 and 3 please

From: Sean Neakums
Date: Fri Jun 25 2004 - 15:53:52 EST


"R. J. Wysocki" <rjwysocki@xxxxxxx> writes:

> I think that the good reason for keeping both ext* code bases in the kernel
> tree is that _there_ _are_ _some_ people who will need ext2 for some
> purposes, so why should we pull the carpet from under them?

An ext3 that supports no-journal operation can surely register itself
as both ext2 and ext3 and leave userspace none the wiser.

I don't think anybody wants to pull any carpets out from under anyone.
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