Re: Linux v2.5.42

Sean Neakums
2002-10-13T20:20:13Z

commence Rik van Riel quotation:

> All you need is:
>
> 1) a kernel level driver that can map devices, ie. a device mapper
>
> 2) user space tools that can parse the volume metadata and tell the
> kernel how to map each chunk at initialisation or mount time
>
> You don't need a flying circus in kernel space.

I don't know my arse from my elbow when it comes to kernel design and
coding issues, but my chimpanzee brain really likes this aspect of the
LVM2/dm combination.

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