“no features in RCs” is a very basic rule, this was a forgone conclusion. If these features were so integral to data integrity, he should have kept bcachefs out of the kernel until they were ready.

Good for him. It's a reminder that the rules apply to everybody.

My uneducated kernel take. Flexibility is acceptable and desirable in small projects or low impact projects.

When the majority of the internet and a good chunk of PC are dependent on your project, predictability and stability is much more important than flexibility.

Took me way too long to figure out this stuff is called B Cache FS and not BCA Chefs.

Anyone else here actively put off by Linux drama and headlines like "Torvalds Drops support After Clash!"

EDIT: New rule?

Ah, sorry to read - I like the idea of Bcachefs and would have been happy to have it ready for production eventually.

OTOH it seems the recent years I read more about the drama about Bcachefs commits to the kernel, than about any technical parts of Bcachefs.

Can't wait for a new Brodie-video on this topic. Stay tuned for some comments.

Good I didn't choose bcachefs

This is actually kind of tame by Kent's standards.

It's a shame honestly. He seems smart but he doesn't seem to realize that the linux kernel is not just for his "customers." It's literally for everyone. He seems to think he can make whatever changes and it'll be fine (perhaps it will be) but doesn't understand that the people using bcachefs are a tiny, tiny, tiny portion of overall Linux users who need stability in the kernel.

That and anyone using bcachefs 1) probably shouldn't be holding so much data on it given how it changes and 2) should be able to build a kernel with the patches if needed because it's experimental and...if you're doing that you should know what you're doing.

Reading Kents unhinged messages, that seemed inevitable in hindsight.

Types of headache #4: Kent.

Kent's acting like this is a production filesystem and users need to have his fixes RFN. Anyone using bcachefs in anger needs their head examined. They should expect it to blow up completely, and they can pick up the pieces.

As expected. I like bcachefs and the features it already has, but switched away because of the drama/instability.