From: Andreas Dilger <adilger@clusterfs.com>
To: UZAIR LAKHANI <uzairr_bs1b@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Developing a Distributed File System
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:18:47 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060710081847.GB15380@schatzie.adilger.int> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060710052358.12267.qmail@web37511.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
On Jul 09, 2006 22:23 -0700, UZAIR LAKHANI wrote:
> Our team want to develop a distributed file system, a
> file system like NFS or in other words a remote file
> access system.
First you need to explain why you want to develop a
new distributed file system? What is wrong with any
of the existing filesystems?
> Since both linux and fs (especially a distributed one)
> are new to me, I want help in this regard that how I
> start this development of a prototype and which
> documents/books to study for this purpose.
This is by no means an easy task to start with. How about
fixing some bug or simple feature to implement on an
existing filesystem (even a local one) before tackling
the hardest problem first?
Cheers, Andreas
--
Andreas Dilger
Principal Software Engineer
Cluster File Systems, Inc.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-07-10 8:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-07-10 5:23 Developing a Distributed File System UZAIR LAKHANI
2006-07-10 8:18 ` Andreas Dilger [this message]
2006-07-11 4:55 ` UZAIR LAKHANI
2006-07-11 19:27 ` Andreas Dilger
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