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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] rw-snapshot as an addition for lvm
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On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 06:27:41PM +0200, Anders Henke wrote:
> I think it's also quite interesting to have a rw-snapshot in which changes
> of both real and snapshot are being written to a smaller bufferspace on disk:
> the snapshot always represents the state of the LV when taking the snapshot,
> but permits changes on 'its copy'.

See other thread in the last few days on rw snapshots;  Yes, it's an
execellent idea.

- Joe