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From: Tomas M <tomas@slax.org>
To: Erez Zadok <ezk@cs.sunysb.edu>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, viro@ftp.linux.org.uk,
	hch@infradead.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL -mm] 00/14 VFS/Unionfs updates/fixes/cleanups
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:48:00 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47F38E90.20306@slax.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <12070840162442-git-send-email-ezk@cs.sunysb.edu>

> 1. Based on recommendations we've received while at LSF'08, we've changed
>    Unionfs to use the vm_operations->fault method, instead of
>    address_space_operations.  This makes unionfs's code smaller, runs faster
>    (reduce memory pressure), and removes a number of potential races.  This
>    change is significant ...

Interesting to see you're finally switching to the approach,
which is in AUFS for ages.

May I ask you, why did it took so long?
Mainly, why did you refused to make the changes last year?

Thank you


Tomas M

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-04-02 13:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-01 21:06 [GIT PULL -mm] 00/14 VFS/Unionfs updates/fixes/cleanups Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 01/14] VFS: export release_open_intent as GPL symbol, not regular symbol Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 02/14] VFS: rename do_splice_to/from to vfs_splice_* and export symbols Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 03/14] Unionfs: implement splice_read/write methods directly Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 04/14] Unionfs: implement vm_operations->fault Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 05/14] Unionfs: lock our dentry in file operations Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 06/14] Unionfs: reduce number of whiteouts by deleting all instances of files Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 07/14] Unionfs: don't copy parent inode times in setattr Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 08/14] Unionfs: use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__ Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 09/14] Unionfs: use noinline_for_stack Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 10/14] Unionfs: document reasons for opaque directories Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 11/14] Unionfs: display mount point name along with generation number Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 12/14] Unionfs: do not over-decrement lower superblock refs on remount Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 13/14] Unionfs: don't purge lower sb data " Erez Zadok
2008-04-01 21:06 ` [PATCH 14/14] Unionfs: update lower mnts on rmdir with copyup Erez Zadok
2008-04-02 13:48 ` Tomas M [this message]
2008-04-02 16:54   ` [GIT PULL -mm] 00/14 VFS/Unionfs updates/fixes/cleanups Erez Zadok

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