XFS is larger than Reiser4.......
Peter van Hardenberg wrote: >Hans, > >you've said that these kinds of plugins should be something a weekend warrior >could tackle. Our group had a real stab and dumped hundreds of man hours into >the project with little effect. Admittedly, we were not experienced kernel >hackers, but we were all comfortable in low-level C and quite happy to read >source. > >I request that a simple plugin be maintained as a standalone patch to Reiser4. > I will accept a patch doing that. Unfortunately, my guys really need to focus on getting done the stuff needed for us to get into the kernel first before we could tackle that. > > >Ideally, there would be a small set of these plugins demonstrating how to >create a new plugin which operates within the existing disk structure, and >one that extends the on-disk format in a safe way. > >This would allow interested parties to see in isolation what a Reiser4 plugin >looks like and would further provide a conceptual grappling point for the >development of a new plugin. > >I have been getting requests for just such a plugin to be added to my reiser4 >developer's wiki (http://pvh.ca/trac/wiki/reiser4) at a rate of about one >every two months. A few successful third-party plugins would hopefully >increase interest in this. > >I realise you and your team are up to your necks in serious work on hardcore >lowlevel material, but I believe a brief diversion of some of your resources >would provide a significant reward. > >Right now, the cost-of-entry appears to be set too high for developers outside >your team to approach the project. > > I share your concerns on this. >If this information is already out there somewhere, great. I will integrate it >in the R4DevWiki and answer questions as best I can. If anyone out there >disagrees with me about the current difficulty of producing even a simple >plugin, let them prove me wrong with a patch. > >-pvh > > >
