From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Dukes Subject: Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 04:44:48 +0100 Sender: Message-ID: <20040903034448.GJ32697@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> References: <20040901200806.GC31934@mail.shareable.org> <1094118362.4847.23.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040902203854.GA4801@janus> <1094160994.31499.19.camel@shaggy.austin.ibm.com> <20040902214806.GA5272@janus> <20040902220027.GD23987@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <4137B5F5.8000402@slaphack.com> <1862674154.20040903024407@tnonline.net> <4137C8B4.2030009@slaphack.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Spam , viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk, Frank van Maarseveen , Dave Kleikamp , Alan Cox , Linus Torvalds , Jamie Lokier , Horst von Brand , Adrian Bunk , Hans Reiser , Christoph Hellwig , fsdevel , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Alexander Lyamin aka FLX , ReiserFS List Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com To: David Masover Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4137C8B4.2030009@slaphack.com> List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 08:28:20PM -0500, David Masover wrote: > > So implement a plugin which knows how to talk to a userland program > which knows about metadata. The plugin controls access to file-type. > > Maybe there ought to be a general-purpose userland plugin interface? So > that the only things left in the kernel are things that have to be there > for speed and/or sanity reasons? (Things like cryptocompress and > standard file/directory plugins.) Ahem, Wasn't this the goal of GNU HURD? I really think you should ask them why they haven't delivered something useful, then come back to this thread. Thanks. -- Chris Dukes Warning: Do not use the reflow toaster oven to prepare foods after it has been used for solder paste reflow. http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/stencil_article_page5.htm