Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 17:02:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Sedore <cmsedore@mailbox.syr.edu> To: "Ron G. Minnich" <rminnich@earth.sarnoff.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: alpha release of mnfs distributed shared memory for freebsd 2.05r Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950717170126.10207A-100000@forbin.syr.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950717154154.23318E-100000@earth>
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This sounds great. I'd like #1 and #2 if its easy-otherwise one or the other will do. I'll be trying it over FDDI if I can get all the pieces together. -Chris On Mon, 17 Jul 1995, Ron G. Minnich wrote: > > For those of you interested in Distributed Shared Memory: i have an alpha > release of the MNFS distributed shared memory working on 2.05R. It passes > the basic tests I have for mnfs. We're bringing it up on our 16-node > pentium cluster now. > > What is MNFS? MNFS is a modified NFS that supports DSM. It has to date > run on SunOS, solaris, IRIX, and AIX. Until now I could never distribute > it, but thanks to freebsd I now can. This release is a 'fresh out of the > box' version that is working and has supported some basic programs. I am > sure it has bugs ... but that's why I want to get it out: to get people > pounding on it. > > What can i provide? Any or all of: > 1) context diff for 2.05R. It's about 1200 lines. > 2) .uu of tar of source tree > 3) if you really want it, a generic kernel compiled with MNFS in. > 4) paper from SEDMS '93 on mnfs > > performance is pretty good. Although i expect it to be much better when i > plug in the 100base-t interfaces :-) > > ron > > Ron Minnich |(No Comment!): 'NTFS takes the best parts of > rminnich@earth.sarnoff.com |FAT and HPFS ... From FAT, NTFS borrowed the > (609)-734-3120 |"simplicity yields performance" philosophy ... ' > [ From the Windows/NT Resource Guide ] > > >
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