Jim
>
>Hi!
>
>> > > changes we might be making for XFS. Note however that XFS itself
>> > > is not part of the kernel but rather a loadable module. The terms
>> >
>> > Well, to be able to claim all that good-will that steams from words
>> > like donation and open-source,
>> > I really hope the module will be released in SOURCE form.
>> > A binary module doesn't strike me as particulary exiting nor flexible
>> > enough to gain required momentum..
>> >
>> > /Fredrik Lundholm
>> > exce7@ce.chalmers.se
>>
>> As our press announcement said, XFS will be released in open source.
>> That does not contradict/preclude its being structured as a loadable
>> module. XFS is a pretty large file system (100k+ lines of code) and
>> it wouldn't be reasonable for something that large to be statically
>> linked with the kernel, as there are probably lots of applications
>> and configurations that don't need its capabilities.
>
>No. Our kernels are configurable, so you can select what components
>you want to have in your kernel. It is something that predates
>modules. [So yes, even if ext2 is normally compiled into kernel, I can
>select in config that I want it out, or I can select that I want it as
>module. Please retain same options for xfs.]
>
>And you definitely _do_ want XFS compiled into kernel, because fs for
>your / partition has to be compiled in. It would be very bad if I had
>to have small ext2 partition there just for insmoding xfs, what do you
>think?
>
> Pavel
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