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Re: [syzbot] [hfs?] WARNING in hfs_write_inode
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Hendrik Boom
Jul 27, 2023, 6:50:04 PM7/27/23
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On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 11:03:28AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2023, Dave Chinner wrote:
>
> > > I suspect that this is one of those catch-22 situations: distros are
> > > going to enable every feature under the sun. That doesn't mean that
> > > anyone is actually _using_ them these days.
>
> I think the value of filesystem code is not just a question of how often
> it gets executed -- it's also about retaining access to the data collected
> in archives, museums, galleries etc. that is inevitably held in old
> formats.
t the very least, keep enough system around that the files in obsolete file-systems can be read and converted to current file-systems.
-- hendrik
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2023, Dave Chinner wrote:
>
> > > I suspect that this is one of those catch-22 situations: distros are
> > > going to enable every feature under the sun. That doesn't mean that
> > > anyone is actually _using_ them these days.
>
> I think the value of filesystem code is not just a question of how often
> it gets executed -- it's also about retaining access to the data collected
> in archives, museums, galleries etc. that is inevitably held in old
> formats.
t the very least, keep enough system around that the files in obsolete file-systems can be read and converted to current file-systems.
-- hendrik
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