Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-28 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > Writing a new filesystem is fun! Everyone should do it. > > > > Releasing a filesystem is gut-churning. You're committing to a filesystem > > format that has to be supported for ~ever. > > I'm bored and need something to dedicate myself to as a long-term commitment. You may want to loo

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-27 Thread Amy Parker
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:36 PM Theodore Ts'o wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 07:06:55PM +, Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote: > > From what I've seen you can post the long patch-series as an RFC and get the > > > > discussion started. > > > > The priority should be ease of review and not the total

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Matthew Wilcox
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:23:03AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote: > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > try to get it into the kernel. > > What would be the process for this? I'd assume a patch se

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Theodore Ts'o
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 07:06:55PM +, Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote: > From what I've seen you can post the long patch-series as an RFC and get the > > discussion started. > > The priority should be ease of review and not the total patch-count. File systems are also complicated enough that it's u

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Amy Parker
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:18 AM Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:23:03AM -0800, Amy Parker wrote: > > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > > try to get it into the kern

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Amy Parker
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:06 AM Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote: > > Amy, > > On 1/26/21 8:26 AM, Amy Parker wrote: > > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > > try to get it into the kernel. > > >

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Chaitanya Kulkarni
Amy, On 1/26/21 8:26 AM, Amy Parker wrote: > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > try to get it into the kernel. > > What would be the process for this? I'd assume a patch sequence, but > the

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 1/26/21 8:23 AM, Amy Parker wrote: > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > try to get it into the kernel. Ideally you would not wait until it's complete, rich, and stable. RERO: release ear

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Andreas Dilger
On Jan 26, 2021, at 09:25, Amy Parker wrote: > > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > try to get it into the kernel. Hello Amy, and welcome. I guess the first question to ask is what wou

Re: Getting a new fs in the kernel

2021-01-26 Thread Amy Parker
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:15 AM Andreas Dilger wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2021, at 09:25, Amy Parker wrote: > > > > Kernel development newcomer here. I've begun creating a concept for a > > new filesystem, and ideally once it's completed, rich, and stable I'd > > try to get it into the kernel. > > He