[ANN] unionfs patchset-16 release, it is ready for the merge
Daichi GOTO
daichi at freebsd.org
Tue Oct 10 07:11:12 PDT 2006
Daichi GOTO wrote:
> Danny Braniss wrote:
>> [...]
>>> Yeah, we have a new patchset to solve above problem I think.
>>
>> any chance that the new unionfs will make it to 6.2?
>
> We cannot merger unionfs patch to 6.x branch. It'll just only for
> -current. For 6.x patchset is just a patchset.
>
>> I'm using it, and it's working just fine - as opposed to the unusable
>> one supplied.
>
> For under some heavy situation with mount_nullfs, it has a problem since
> the lock mechanism. To solve that problem, we need a new API(function)
> for VFS. We are discussing about it and need vfs-hackers help.
> Sorry for my slow response :(
>
>> If not, Daichi GOTO, will you have a new set of patches?
>> union_vfsops.c just changed, for example.
>> thanks,
>> danny
>
> uhmm... you need a new patchset if it is under construction?
I updated new two dosuments:
http://people.freebsd.org/~daichi/unionfs/reason-for-sys-uio-file.html
http://people.freebsd.org/~daichi/unionfs/request-new-api-for-vfs.html
Folks who have a interest in unionfs, read it please :)
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Daichi GOTO, http://people.freebsd.org/~daichi
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