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 (Exim 4.30) id 1BDA0I-00064t-B3 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:34:10 -0700 Received: from oetest.freeswan.org ([205.150.200.166] helo=noxmail.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.30) id 1BDA0H-0000NV-ME for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:34:09 -0700 Received: from sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (dhcp-61.toronto.xelerance.com [209.112.44.61]) by noxmail.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (8.11.6p3/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i3CMXgq26292 (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168 bits) verified OK) for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:34:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (marajade [127.0.0.1]) by sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id i3CMUR7L001540 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:30:30 -0400 Received: from marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (mcr@localhost) by sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id i3CFBSvR007713 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:11:28 -0400 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Re: A quick humfs HOWTO In-Reply-To: Message from Gerd Knorr of "08 Apr 2004 14:03:49 +0200." <87smfevfq2.fsf@bytesex.org> References: <200404080207.i3827rbe009294@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <87smfevfq2.fsf@bytesex.org> Message-ID: <7711.1081782688@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> From: Michael Richardson Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:11:28 -0400 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> "Gerd" == Gerd Knorr writes: >> As the readers of uml-devel are aware by now, there is a new >> virtual UML filesystem called humfs. This is a hostfs-like >> filesystem which does ownerships right, by separating them from >> the actual file, ala umsdos. Gerd> Hmm. Why separate? These days almost all filesystems in 2.6 Gerd> support extended attributes, that would be the ideal place for Gerd> such metadata IMHO ... And, I can serious see running it on top of VFAT or NTFS, or even NFS or CIFS. Why? because I would boot Knoppix in a classroom, then boot a UML on top of that. The reason for this is to keep the classroom requirements as simple as possible. - -- ] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@xelerance.com http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBQHqxn4qHRg3pndX9AQFQNgQArdaZExzV7LhZB+52tZsOurPAi97vmxng m27EIFQvBZBUoS7JC3BEpseSm4s/cf078wfKt/XfBmgMQMDRXhEoD+9mrx7hBDWB 6da0KQffaRI6PZswMfMc17McyKrZx5biqg39+l/0GsF/fmGVnzI/nYIbo5wzOURv x+CooX9TNZ4= =qKba -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel