Re:ZFS 2.2.1: Block Cloning disabled due to data corruption
by viraptor on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:09PM
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So the bcachefs is built on the basics of bcache which existed on its own as a block layer and worked in production for many years. This is layering that doesn't really exist in other filesystems. Not sure if that's what the parent meant.
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Re:ZFS 2.2.1: Block Cloning disabled due to data corruption
by ryao on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @04:01PM
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That is not quite what I meant. Not shipping premature code that you know needs more work is something to be admired. It is something I wish more developers would do.
Anyway, it has a while since I read anything about bcachefs, but what I have read stuck me as being consistent with doing things well. For example, he is working on having an automated test suite in place before he ships it, which is a great thing to see: