Re: [RFC PATCH] UBIFS - new flash file system

From: JÃrn Engel
Date: Mon Mar 31 2008 - 17:22:15 EST


On Mon, 31 March 2008 23:49:16 +0300, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>
> There are some of us that are interested to know why we want UBIFS in
> the mainline rather than wait for LogFS or some other variant to
> appear though.

You don't have to wait long. I was thinking about sending a patch out
tomorrow.

And I don't believe it has to be a choice. There is little reason
against merging both - apart from any problems found in the review.

Also, competition is a good thing. There's nothing like a flurry of
patches following an unfavorable benchmark for one side or the other. ;)

JÃrn

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