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Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID aec5cb4b6d289ad96170a5ee3d1b2957; Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:47:15 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <9e520492-9b26-487f-9d60-7e0625c987c9@rocketmail.com> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 12:47:12 +0100 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: add optional rotating block allocation policy To: Theodore Tso Cc: Baokun Li , adilger.kernel@dilger.ca, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Yang Erkun , libaokun9@gmail.com References: <20260204033112.406079-1-mario_lohajner.ref@rocketmail.com> <20260204033112.406079-1-mario_lohajner@rocketmail.com> <069704a4-2417-470a-bf32-0ee3afd1be6a@rocketmail.com> <9fc3443b-0eea-4917-909b-709113f5e706@huawei.com> <606941c7-2a0d-44c7-a848-188212686a78@rocketmail.com> <20260206014249.GH31420@macsyma.lan> <26d60068-d149-4c53-a432-8b9db6b7e6a5@rocketmail.com> <20260207053106.GA87551@macsyma.lan> <16f17918-9186-4416-bbde-b93482933d8b@rocketmail.com> <20260207175522.GB87551@macsyma.lan> Content-Language: hr From: Mario Lohajner In-Reply-To: <20260207175522.GB87551@macsyma.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.25178 mail.backend.jedi.jws.acl:role.jedi.acl.token.atz.jws.hermes.yahoo My review of our debate boils down to this UX image: You provided excellent facts, articles, knowledge, and insights about the design of systems around us. That is our reality frame -there is no point in denying any of it. That makes it a very powerful lever, a tool - let’s call it "a spoon", Now, someone has a different dish on the table, and they really need "a fork". Instead of giving them the fork, we hand them a very powerful and rigid spoon and say: “Listen, here is a spoon. Try bending it a little and it should work!” Someone comes forward with a fork, saying: “Here is 'my fork'. I believe it may work well for 'some dishes'.” I'm *really not* trying to bend the spoon here, I *could* be asking if there is a spoon at all, but, instead; I am simply showing you my fork, considering if it can be helpful with some dishes. From that moment on, every discussion about "the spoon", of the future and the past, condenses to this statement: “Oh, 'the spoon' doesn’t work very well for you? That’s fine - here's 'a fork'. Try using that for 'your dish'.” Is the fork strictly essential? — maybe not, but it’s a valid option that makes life a little easier for many of us. Can you hurt yourself with a fork more easily? — maybe so; some care and understanding are required (hence disabled by default!) Signing off, manjo If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. (...fingernail included?!)