From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hch@lst.de
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/7] [RFC] cramfs: fake write support
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 22:40:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805312240.50720.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48419F45.20908@davidnewall.com>
On Saturday 31 May 2008, David Newall wrote:
> I don't agree that it is nicer to do this in cramfs. I prefer the
> technique of union of a tmpfs over some other fs because a single
> solution that works with all filesystems is better than re-implementing
> the same idea in multiple filesystems. Multiple implementations is a
> recipe for bugs and feature mismatch.
You're right in principle, but unfortunately there is to date no working
implementation of union mounts. Giving users the option of using an
existing file system with a few tweaks can only be better than than
forcing them to use hacks like unionfs.
Arnd <><
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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hch@lst.de
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/7] [RFC] cramfs: fake write support
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 22:40:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805312240.50720.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48419F45.20908@davidnewall.com>
On Saturday 31 May 2008, David Newall wrote:
> I don't agree that it is nicer to do this in cramfs. I prefer the
> technique of union of a tmpfs over some other fs because a single
> solution that works with all filesystems is better than re-implementing
> the same idea in multiple filesystems. Multiple implementations is a
> recipe for bugs and feature mismatch.
You're right in principle, but unfortunately there is to date no working
implementation of union mounts. Giving users the option of using an
existing file system with a few tweaks can only be better than than
forcing them to use hacks like unionfs.
Arnd <><
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-31 20:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-31 15:37 [RFC 0/7] [RFC] cramfs: fake write support arnd
2008-05-31 18:56 ` David Newall
2008-05-31 20:40 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2008-05-31 20:40 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-01 3:54 ` Phillip Lougher
2008-06-01 8:52 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-01 8:52 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-01 12:28 ` Jamie Lokier
2008-06-01 21:49 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-01 21:49 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 2:48 ` hooanon05
2008-06-02 3:25 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 3:25 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 7:51 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 18:13 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 18:13 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-03 2:02 ` Phillip Lougher
2008-06-03 2:02 ` Phillip Lougher
2008-06-02 3:51 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 3:51 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 11:07 ` Jamie Lokier
2008-06-02 4:37 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 4:37 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-02 6:07 ` Bharata B Rao
2008-06-02 7:17 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-06-02 7:12 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 10:36 ` hooanon05
2008-06-02 11:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 11:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 12:56 ` hooanon05
2008-06-02 14:13 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 14:33 ` hooanon05
2008-06-02 15:01 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-03 11:04 ` hooanon05
2008-06-02 14:54 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-06-02 17:42 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-06-02 15:35 ` Erez Zadok
2008-06-01 6:02 ` David Newall
2008-06-01 9:11 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-06-01 16:25 ` Jörn Engel
2008-06-01 16:25 ` Jörn Engel
2008-06-01 3:19 ` Phillip Lougher
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