Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:48:42 -0800 From: Michael Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>, Michael Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.org, audit@FreeBSD.org, re@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Extending loader(8) for loading kerels/modules split across several disks Message-ID: <200203071848.g27Imgs01327@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:50:14 PST." <3C87A856.E222EDD3@mindspring.com>
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> > > I don't like this. I would much rather see support for 'split' files > > > implemented as a stacking filesystem layer like the gzip support, with > > > the simple recognition of 'foo.gz.aa' as the first part of a split > > > version of 'foo.gz', which in turn is recognised as a compressed version > > > of 'foo'. > > > > I am curious how in this case the layer is going to know how many > > parts the file contains? > > I'm curious how you're going to get the code to execute > to do this layering, when it's spread across three floppy > images. I'm curious to know what you think you're doing getting into yet another discussion about something you don't understand. Which is about the best answer I can offer to your question, since it's otherwise a non sequiter. -- To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-audit" in the body of the message
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