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> It is unreasonable if it leads to users losing data. Changing the kernel development process to allow adding new features willy-nilly late in the RC cycle wi
by abenga 1y ago
> It is unreasonable if it leads to users losing data.
Changing the kernel development process to allow adding new features willy-nilly late in the RC cycle will lead to much worse things than a few people using an experimental file system losing their data in the long term.
The process exists for a reason, and the kernel is a massive project that includes more than just one file system, no matter how special its developers and users believe it is.
- koverstreet 1y agoThere's no need for kernel development process to change. New features go in during RCs all the time, it's always just a risk vs. reward calculation, and I'm more conservative with what I send outside the merge window that a lot of subsystems. This blowup was entirely unnecessary.