Apply Reiser4 changes to mm/page-writeback.c and mm/filemap.c?

[Tim Gardner]

Then send an email to the list with the patches attached and we'll
consider them. I've no time or interest in digging them out of a 400K
tarball.

rtg

Alessio Signorini wrote:
> Good morning again Tim,
> 
>> This isn't just a simple patch to existing upstream code. I think file
>> systems need to go through the upstream baking process. Perhaps 2.6.34?
> 
> My idea was to include just those FS patches (seem pretty safe, a couple
> of IF statements and an extra function) so that the -generic Ubuntu
> kernel could support Reiser4 module, if somebody compiles it.
> 
> I was not suggesting to include support for Reiser4 directly. Applying
> that FS patch would allow somebody to create a .DEB package to install
> the module.
> 
> I had to recompile the entire kernel to do that. :)
> 
> Ciao,
> 
>    Alessio
> 
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>> rtg
>>
>> Alessio Signorini wrote:
>>> Good morning Tim,
>>>
>>>> How about a reference to the patch set in question?
>>> I apologize. At the following address you will find the Reiser4 patches
>>> for the latest version of the Kernel
>>>
>>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/edward/reiser4/reiser4-for-2.6/
>>>
>>> Let me know if I can be of more help. Have a nice day,
>>>
>>>    Alessio
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/26/2010 08:34 AM, Tim Gardner wrote:
>>>> Alessio Signorini wrote:
>>>>> Good morning everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was wondering if the changes that Reiser4's patch wants to apply to
>>>>> /fs/fs-writeback.c, mm/page-writeback.c and mm/filemap.c shouldn't be
>>>>> applied by default.
>>>>>
>>>>> In this way, Reiser4 can be compiled/loaded/distributed as module for/by
>>>>> anybody who desires to do so, increasing the opportunities of debugging
>>>>> and testing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>
>>>>>    Alessio
>>>>>
>>>> How about a reference to the patch set in question?
>>>>
>>
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