Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 14:55:17 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Dave Reyenga <dreyenga@telus.net> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Instead of JFS, why not a whole new FS? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112171454050.36281-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <001301c1874d$50ae0d20$02000003@tornado>
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It is possible that Kirk may be thinking about doing this. He mumbled something about a new FS a while ago but it wasn't clear whether he was thinking of doing it, or he was just saying "someone will eventually do it". On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Dave Reyenga wrote: > How about writing a new filesystem based on UFS? This would save all of the > hassle that JFS would bring: licensing, porting time, etc. Of course, it > would likely bust any compatibility desired. > > What I'm thinking is a filesystem that takes the current UFS and improves > upon it. It could support larger partitions, more partitions in a slice, and > perhaps a "Journal" partition (like the current "swap" partition) among > other new features. > > What do others have to say about this? Are there any major flaws in my idea? > It just seems to me that this would cut a lot of hassle. > > Those are just my $0.02. I know I've said it before, but I wasn't nearly as > clear last time. > > -Craig > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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