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Date:      Mon, 16 Dec 1996 08:23:31 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        michaelh@cet.co.jp (Michael Hancock)
Cc:        rnordier@iafrica.com, toor@dyson.iquest.net, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Warning -- Lite/2 merge coming up
Message-ID:  <199612161323.IAA06838@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SV4.3.95.961216140011.25400A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> from "Michael Hancock" at Dec 16, 96 02:06:19 pm

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> On Mon, 16 Dec 1996, Robert Nordier wrote:
> 
> > > Do the merges include lock_mgr and simple_lock, etc.?
> > > 
> > > If so, then MSDOSFS would have to be changed to lite2 conventions.  Doug
> > > posted some guidelines on the lite2 list.  I guess I can forward these to
> > > Robert Nordier if he's around.
> > 
> > Thanks.  I've done the lock changes in the new DOS FS (vfatfs).  If
> > necessary, I don't mind adding these to the MSDOSFS.
> 
> Umm.  Almost sounds like we can nuke MSDOSFS.
> 
> Just thinking out loud,
> 
Once I get Lite/2 committed, I suggest that we put Robert's filesystem
in parallel with MSDOSFS (so that we can test AND continue to have
the old filesystem.)  Eventually, in a few weeks we could probably
drop MSDOSFS and keep Robert's new one.

John



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