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Date:      Wed, 1 Jul 1998 12:58:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Luoqi Chen <luoqi@watermarkgroup.com>
To:        thorpej@nas.nasa.gov, tlambert@primenet.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, mkn@emailbox.hdtv.lucent.com
Subject:   Re: Unsupport calls
Message-ID:  <199807011658.MAA15694@lor.watermarkgroup.com>

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> On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:04:07 +0000 (GMT) 
>  Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote:
> 
>  > Not really.  The distinction drawn between user data and metadata is
>  > useless in the face of a technology like soft updates.
> 
> ...and not only does POSIX not define softupdates, but who says you're
> using a UFS-like file system, anyhow?

But who says you can't apply soft updates technology to other file systems :)

>  > This is just another case of POSIX adding insult to injury, to no
>  > real benefit for anyone.
> 
> ...and this insults you how?  I think you're taking it way too seriously :-)
> 
> Jason R. Thorpe                                       thorpej@nas.nasa.gov
> NASA Ames Research Center                            Home: +1 408 866 1912
> NAS: M/S 258-5                                       Work: +1 650 604 0935
> Moffett Field, CA 94035                             Pager: +1 650 428 6939

-lq

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