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Subject: Re: Google SoC idea
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Ivan Voras wrote:
> Scott Long wrote:
> 
>> Again, I'm not exactly sure how a generic mechanism can handle the 
>> distinction of data vs. metadata vs. journal data.  Also, what you
> 
> 
> I don't care about the distinction at this level - all data is treated 
> equal.
> 

But for journalling to work, you must care about the distinction.

Scott