Re: [PATCH 00/23] per device dirty throttling -v8

[Alan Cox]

> Linux has always been a "POSIX unless its stupid" type of system.  For 
> the upstream kernel, we should do the right thing -- noatime by default 
> -- but allow distros and people that care about rigid compliance to 
> easily change the default.

Linux has never been a "suprise your kernel interfaces all just changed
today" kernel, nor a "gosh you upgraded and didn't notice your backups
broke" kernel.

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