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Re:Linux 5.10 BTRFS performance regression by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @10:25AM (#25518500)
> I wonder whether they would decide differently now after seeing all the complexity.

Decide what? Cow is a fundamental part of how btrfs works, and Rust didn't exist for the majority of Linux's life. (Although if you're into that, look at Redox)

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Re:Linux 5.10 BTRFS performance regression by throwii on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @11:13AM (#25519085)
Sorry I was unclear :) Maybe they would limit storage to 90% now, seeing that it increases complexity. Maybe I misunderstood the prior point though.

Thanks fr mentioning Redox!

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