[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 :)

-- 
   Daichi GOTO, http://people.freebsd.org/~daichi


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