On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 08:50:02PM +0000, Day, Timothy wrote: > While much of that has been addressed since - the kernel is a > moving target. Several filesystems have been merged (or removed) > since Lustre left staging. We're aiming to avoid the mistakes of > the past and hope to address as many concerns as possible before > submitting for inclusion. That's because they have a (mor eor less normal) development model and a stable on-disk / on-the-wire protocol. I think you guys needs to sort your internal mess out first. Consolidate the half a dozend incompatible versions, make sure you have a documented and stable on-disk version and don't require all participants to run exactly the same version. After that just send patches just like everyone else.