On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Stefan Fuhrmann <stefan.fuhrm...@wandisco.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > This is based on what was discussed in Berlin already. > > The goal is to get FSFS improvements reviewed & integrated > into /trunk a.s.a.p. and to bring the code for the new backend > to /trunk as well and continue development there. So, the > plan is: > > * On the fsfs-format7 branch, duplicate the fsfs-f7 code and > turn it into a new experimental fs backend. I will name it FSX, > with "X" standing for "experimental". It pronounce it "fisiks" > which underlines its design goals.
Today, you ripped out all FSFS support from the FSX backend. That implies you have an entirely new backend, rather than an upgrade path for existing FSFS user. As noted on IRC earlier, we just deprecated BDB so that we wouldn't have to continue supporting multiple backends. But it seems you have just created a third/new backend. > * Rip out the f7 code from the fsfs backend. > > * Open a "fsfs-improvements" integration branch. Merge all fsfs > relevant changes in there in a hopefully review-friendly way. Is the idea that people can test FSX independently? And then changes will go into FSFS on this branch? And then it will get to trunk as part of FSFS? And that FSX will never land on trunk? If that is true, then why rip out the f7 support from FSFS on the branch? > * Let people review (give them 2 weeks) & merge the integration > branch to /trunk. > > * Continue work on fsx during that period and merge it directly > to /trunk once the fsfs-improvements branch got closed. See. This part confuses me. It sounds like we're moving to multiple back ends again. I thought we wanted to avoid that? Cheers, -g
