Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:07:32 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Is it time to remove reiserfs? |
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Hi!
> > > So from my distro experience installed userbase of reiserfs is pretty small > > > and shrinking. We still do build reiserfs in openSUSE / SLES kernels but > > > for enterprise offerings it is unsupported (for like 3-4 years) and the module > > > is not in the default kernel rpm anymore. > > > > I believe I've seen reiserfs in recent Arch Linux ARM installation on > > PinePhone. I don't really think you can remove a feature people are > > using. > > Well, if someone uses Reiserfs they better either migrate to some other > filesystem or start maintaining it. It is as simple as that because > currently there's nobody willing to invest resources in it for quite a few > years and so it is just a question of time before it starts eating people's > data (probably it already does in some cornercases, as an example there are > quite some syzbot reports for it)...
Yes people should migrate away from Reiserfs. I guess someone should break the news to Arch Linux ARM people.
But I believe userbase is bigger than you think and it will not be possible to remove reiserfs anytime soon.
Best regards, Pavel -- People of Russia, stop Putin before his war on Ukraine escalates. [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |