From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Is it good for a PDA fs? Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 11:18:02 +0400 Message-ID: <3D15762A.3000507@namesys.com> References: <20020622115207.E23457@gerf.org> <20020622175746.I13075@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <3D14B8E9.4020808@namesys.com> <20020622230748.A1981@namesys.com> <3D14E47E.5080300@namesys.com> <20020623105057.A5090@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Oleg Drokin Cc: Chris Dukes , The Doctor What , reiserfs-list@namesys.com Oleg Drokin wrote: >Hello! > >On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 12:56:30AM +0400, Hans Reiser wrote: > > > >>>CF is different story. They fight level of wearing in underlying layer. >>> >>> >>Meaning that they hide it in the device driver, and the FS does not need >>to be aware of it? >> >> > >Yes. Otherwise CF media would be pretty much useless in conjunction with VFAT. > Good thinking on their part. Sure makes our job easier.... > > > > > >>>Building ARM kernels is easy. >>>I always build kernels for my ARM toys myself. >>>and I bet that Zaurus kernel is based off some -rmk kernel with >>>may be minor patches (sources of these should be available at Sharp >>>of course). >>>So getting (making) new kernel should be trivial. >>> >>> >>I think I probably care more about downloading and trying the latest >>kalendar than installing a new kernel on it.;-) It is nice to have ssh >> >> > >Yes, exactly. I do not see how you (or any other user) would benefit from >using anything but vfat in CF, but disadvantages are pretty clear. > Space would be saved if the journal was shrunk in size.... > >Bye, > Oleg > > > > -- Hans