From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1A32kM-0001oe-00 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:15:38 -0700 Received: from shell.blacknet.de ([80.254.131.106]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1A32kK-0006PA-8B for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:15:36 -0700 From: Goetz Bock Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Separate COW patch. Message-ID: <20030926231441.GB15465@shell.blacknet.de> References: <2D4B6CD74137D4119A1100104BC6BCBF0BC585FC@dubntex006.qwest.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2D4B6CD74137D4119A1100104BC6BCBF0BC585FC@dubntex006.qwest.net> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 01:14:41 +0200 To: "'user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net'" On Fri, Sep 26 '03 at 18:45, Montgomery, Kendal L wrote: > I was wondering if there was anyone who is trying to use the COW > filesystem in a normal linux kernel? [ ... ] The COW is not a filesystem, it is a block level thingy. If you only have a small number of changes, the LVM / DM snapshot feature might be usefill. OTOH it is designed to be merged afterwards, not discarded. -- /"\ Goetz Bock at blacknet dot de -- secure mobile Linux everNETting \ / (c) 2003 as GNU FDL 1.1 X [ 1. Use descriptive subjects - 2. Edit a reply for brevity - ] / \ [ 3. Reply to the list - 4. Read the archive *before* you post ] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel