On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ziyu Yu <yuziyumail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Maybe implement a Journal Block Device first before the wirte support >> of ext3 is a good idea. So we can employ it in the further work of >> write support of other journal file system. > > A journal block device is actually of limited use, as that's not how > one would usually implement a journal (well, besides BFS and ext3, that > is). It's a valid abstraction layer, though, but one that should be > pretty easy to write, too. > So at least it wouldn't make a whole GSoC project IMO. > Just remember, if you string up enough smaller ideas together, then you'll eventually have enough for a GSoC project. --mmadia