Re: [PATCH 5/9] btrfs: zstd: Switch to the zstd-1.4.6 API

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Sep 16 2020 - 16:10:56 EST


On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:43:04AM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
> Otherwise we just end up with drift and kernel-specific bugs that are harder
> to debug. To the extent those APIs make us contort the kernel code, I???m
> sure Nick is interested in improving things in both places.

Seriously, we do not care elsewhere. Why would zlib be any different?

> There are probably 1000 constructive ways to have that conversation. Please
> choose one of those instead of being an asshole.

I think you are the asshole here by ignoring the practices we are using
elsewhere and think your employers pet project is somehow special. It
is not, and claiming so is everything but constructive.