Re: Filesystem optimization..

linux kernel account (linker@nightshade.z.ml.org)
Thu, 1 Jan 1998 12:29:47 -0500 (EST)


On 1 Jan 1998, Kai Henningsen wrote:

> michael@metal.iinet.net.au (Michael O'Reilly) wrote on 30.12.97 in <x7sorby4eu.fsf@metal.iinet.net.au>:
[major ext2 mods]
> > Yup. But it's a good deal smaller than a brand new filesystem. :)
>
> Actually, I'd say it _is_ a brand new filesystem. It's sufficiently
> dissimilar to ext2 that I won't count on being able to carry over any
> assumptions at all, let alone about stability.
>
> MfG Kai

I believe, in biological circles they call two animals differnt species
when they cann't interbreed.. I might dare to call any FS that doesn't
have some degree of both forward and backword compatibility a differnt FS.