Re: Linux 2.1.69..

[G. Sumner Hayes]

On Wed, Dec 03, 1997 at 09:54:04AM +0000, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> By author:    linux kernel account <[e-mail]>
> > 
> > EXT2 compression!
> > 
> > This is a very useful, user visiable change..
> > And it's been too long.. If it doesn't get included NOW then it'll prob be
> > year (esp seeing that is should be added at the end a of a development
> > kernel cycle, so that people running both kernels can cross boot without
> > hassle, which wouldn't be possible if it was added at the begining of 2.3
> > and people were testing it)..
> > 
> > 
> 
> Did you just volunteer to implement it?

It's already implemented.

http://netspace.net.au/~reiter/e2comp

The page lists some caveats.  Lots of people seem to think it works
okay.  Many of them want it in the mainstream kernel.  I've never used
it and don't intend to.

-Sumner

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