A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head

Re:A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head by dureuill on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:19PM (#35836323)

Another great write-up on lwn.net.

Really makes me consider subscribing.

More on the topic I'm wondering how the remaining users of buffer_head could possibly migrate? Especially since we're talking filesystems I'm guessing we don't want any change in behaviour as it could result in a loss of data

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Re:A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head by hvs on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:25PM (#35836386)

LWN.net is one site that has such consistently good writing that I even subscribed to it even though I wasn't really in the linux development community because it is just that good. I don't have time to read it now which is the only reason I don't subscribe currently. I highly recommend it to anyone.

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Re:A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head by afr0ck on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:22PM (#35836354)

It will certainly take a couple of years before it's completely removed. This is just a first step.

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Re:A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head by dannyobrien on Saturday May 06, 2023 @12:18AM (#35837928)

I no longer work in a very kernel-adjacent area but I keep my LWN subscription because of the quality of the writing, and its general sense of the wider FLOSS ecosystem. It really is a great resource. https://lwn.net/subscribe/

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Re:A Linux kernel without struct buffer_head by dureuill on Saturday May 06, 2023 @04:25AM (#35839344)

I decided to take the plunge:-)

As a systems programmer I believe it will have useful content for me, and I want to support the initiative

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