Re:Modularizable filesystem
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What's the point? One of the main reasons for creating a new filesystem with a new name is that the on-disk format changes. No matter how you implement the change, using plugins or otherwise, you need to make it very clear to the users that if they upgrade to the new on-disk format, they will not be able to use older kernels. The most obvious way of doing this is giving the filesystem a new name -- if your kernel doesn't support ext4, you won't be able to read an ext4 filesystem.
Besides, filesystems can be considered modularized components of the VFS. There will always be room for another layer of abstraction, but that doesn't mean that adding it will make things any better.
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What's the point? One of the main reasons for creating a new filesystem with a new name is that the on-disk format changes. No matter how you implement the change, using plugins or otherwise, you need to make it very clear to the users that if they upgrade to the new on-disk format, they will not be able to use older kernels. The most obvious way of doing this is giving the filesystem a new name -- if your kernel doesn't support ext4, you won't be able to read an ext4 filesystem.
Besides, filesystems can be considered modularized components of the VFS. There will always be room for another layer of abstraction, but that doesn't mean that adding it will make things any better.
That's funny. My powerbook works just great with Linux. Sleeps well, airport works (with WEP). Haven't got a backlit keyboard, though.