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Another great write-up on lwn.net. Really makes me consider subscribing. More on the topic I'm wondering how the remaining users of buffer_head could possibly
by dureuill 3y ago
Another great write-up on lwn.net.
Really makes me consider subscribing.
More on the topic I'm wondering how the remaining users of buffer_head could possibly migrate? Especially since we're talking filesystems I'm guessing we don't want any change in behaviour as it could result in a loss of data
- afr0ck 3y agoIt will certainly take a couple of years before it's completely removed. This is just a first step.
- hvs 3y agoLWN.net is one site that has such consistently good writing that I even subscribed to it even though I wasn't really in the linux development community because it is just that good. I don't have time to read it now which is the only reason I don't subscribe currently. I highly recommend it to anyone.
- dannyobrien 3y agoI no longer work in a very kernel-adjacent area but I keep my LWN subscription because of the quality of the writing, and its general sense of the wider FLOSS ecosystem. It really is a great resource. https://lwn.net/subscribe/ https://lwn.net/subscribe/
- dureuill 3y agoI decided to take the plunge:-) As a systems programmer I believe it will have useful content for me, and I want to support the initiative