Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: metadata plugins (was Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org regarding reiser4 inclusion) | Date | Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:02:04 -0400 | From | "Horst H. von Brand" <> |
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Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
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> It is then simple to follow that train of logic: why not make it easy > to replace the directory algorithm [and associated metadata]? or the > file data space management algorithms? or even the inode handling? > why not allow customers to replace a stock algorithm with an exotic, > site-specific one?
IMVHO, such experiments should/must be done in userspace. And AFAICS, they can today.
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