Ok, how many people want to test out a pre-patch?
I put out a pre-patch-2.1.45 on ftp.kernel.org (in the kernel/testing
subdirectory as usual), and this patch actually contains a _complete_
rewrite of fs/inode.c.
I strived for simplicity and efficiency, and it actually looks like it
is working. Which is pretty impressive considering the fact that
inode.c is a very basic part of the kernel and rewriting it from scratch
can be considered crazy. But the file had gotten so much cruft over the
years that I decided I'd spend my time best by just getting rid of the
old versions and re-implementing the basic interface from scratch.
It has gotten all of five minutes of testing, but the fact that it
worked pretty much on the first try makes me happy - it means that I
succeeded in keeping the basic code simple..
Does this first pre-45 look better than plain 44?
Linus