Control: severity -1 wishlist
Control: tag -1 wontfix
Hello,
On 20 May 2016 at 22:48, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Package: btrfs-progs
> Version: 4.5.2-1
> Tags: patch
> Control: severity -1 severe
>
> Because btrfs-convert is known to fail, and is known to causes
> data-loss that may take some months to manifest, we must provide a
> warning, because data-loss is serious. This patch also includes a
> contrib initramfs hook which is installed to
> /usr/share/doc/btrfs-progs; it must be manually copied into place;
> I've included it because this is the first place a sophisticated user
> would look.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas D Steeves
Adding a btrfs-convert initramfs hook (albeit disabled) and warning
not to use it, sounds a lot like negative suggestion encouraging
people to use it.
I do not want to ship btrfs-convert (nor provide suggestions) in the
initramfs precisely because upstream discourages people from using it.
I also fail to see how this is an RC bug. btrfs-convert is a crutch
for people to toy and try out btrfs, and always has been.
--
Regards,
Dimitri.
