Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:57:24 -0500 (EST) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: proper place to discuss kernel 'bloatedness'? |
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On Sun, 7 Feb 1999, Khimenko Victor wrote:
> "Easily" ? Are you joking ? With moves like planned move of rename() from > filesystem-level to VFS-level are forced to redesign all modules (AFS peoples > are heppy to hear about this move, I know :-))) ! So if module will be > saparated from main kernel this will become mantainance nightmare (like PCMCIA > just now).
Victor, in case you've missed it: rename() change is being done *not* to screw modules up. Please, learn to read. BTW, do you realize that dependency of modules on VFS is half of problem? It's not official tarball vs all add-ons. It's core kernel and bunch of filesystems, some of them available in the official tarball. Even if we say 'f*ck 3rd party modules' we still have all officialy supported filesystems on hands to fix. Parts of VFS are scattered over all filesystems. It's a permanent pain in ass both for VFS and for filesystem drivers. Code duplication is evil. Excessively wide interfaces are evil. And we are paing for that.
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