Re: [RFC 2/2] ceph: add debugfs entries for v2 (new) mount syntax support

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On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 7:23 AM Patrick Donnelly <pdonnell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 2:01 AM Venky Shankar <vshankar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > [...]
>
> Is "debugfs" the right place for this? I do wonder if that can be
> dropped/disabled via some obscure kernel config?

The primary use for this (v2 syntax entry) is for catching bugs in v2
mount syntax implementation which sounds more like a form of
"debugging". Sysfs represents the whole device model as seen from the
kernel.

And, sysfs is optional too (CONFIG_SYSFS).

>
> Also "debugX" doesn't sound like the proper place for a feature flag
> of the kernel. I just did a quick check on my system and I do see:
>
> $ ls /sys/fs/ext4/features
> batched_discard  casefold  encryption  fast_commit  lazy_itable_init
> meta_bg_resize  metadata_csum_seed  test_dummy_encryption_v2  verity
>
> Perhaps we need something similar for fs/ceph?
>
> --
> Patrick Donnelly, Ph.D.
> He / Him / His
> Principal Software Engineer
> Red Hat Sunnyvale, CA
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>


-- 
Cheers,
Venky




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