So the purpose of that "plugins" document is just to "defend" the present state of the reiser4 code? On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ryan Hope wrote: >> Can you explain a little more what this "plugin design documentation" >> actually is and how it supposed to help? >> -Ryan >> >> > > This document is to define plugins, etc primitives (like conversion > of run-time objects) used in reiser4, and to describe all reiser4 > interfaces, so that it will be clear that VFS functionality is not > duplicated, there are not VFS layers inside reiser4, etc. (many items > are devoted to interaction between VFS and reiser4). > I am sorry, but these concepts (which are very central) have not been > worked out carefully enough at the moment of this 3-year-old review: > http://kerneltrap.org/node/5330 > > Edward. > >> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Edward Shishkin >> <edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Ric Wheeler wrote: >>> >>>> Theodore Tso wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 12:34:53PM -0400, Ryan Hope wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>> Hi, I am here :) >>> Join our mailing list: >>> >>> http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#reiserfs-devel >>> http://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&r=1&w=2 >>> >>> There are many interesting tasks to resolve/investigate.. >>> >>> >>>>>> Hmmm, removing the plugin support might not be so hard.... I might >>>>>> have to try this... >>>>>> >>> Please, don't try to do this. >>> >>> I am working on the plugin design document. It will be ready >>> approximately in September. I believe that it'll address all the >>> mentioned complaints. >>> >>> >>>>>> I am not impressed with btrfs yet. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Well, if you're going to work on reiser4 (and I think there were other >>>>> people who had also expressed interest/plans to work on it; you might >>>>> try doing a search on the various mailing lists so you can coordinate >>>>> with them and avoid duplicating work), my suggestion to you would be >>>>> to find the comments that were made by the reviewers way back when, >>>>> and make sure those comments have been addressed. >>>>> >>>>> Then, re-requests a code review, and promise that you won't abuse, and >>>>> insult the integrity and impugn the motivations of the reviewers >>>>> >>> Well, Ted, I'll promise ;) >>> We'll adhere strictly the propositional logic in the review thread.. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Edward. >>> >>> >>>>> like >>>>> Hans did, and hopefully after they review the code, fix those problems >>>>> as well. Then you can try resubmitting for inclusion. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> - Ted >>>>> >>>>> >>>> My most up to date information is that Edward is still actively >>>> working on reiser4.... >>>> >>>> ric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
