Date: 08 Apr 2001 15:38:51 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Boris Popov <bp@butya.kz> Cc: freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/fs/pseudofs pseudofs.c pseudofs.h pseudofs_fileno.c pseudofs_internal.h pseudofs_vncache.c pseudofs_vnops.c Message-ID: <xzpg0fjbjf8.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Boris Popov's message of "Sun, 8 Apr 2001 19:06:48 %2B0700 (ALMST)" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104081856460.83712-100000@lion.butya.kz>
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Boris Popov <bp@butya.kz> writes:
> On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > Log:
> > Let pseudofs into the warmth of the FreeBSD CVS repo.
> Good work. However, it is possible to make pfs_get_fileno() and
> pfs_free_fileno() functions available as separate (from pseudofs) entity
> with ability to be attached to mount point ? Many fs'es need their own
> inode number generator and having generic one would be nice.
Actually, a generic (not vfs-specific) "unique numeric ID allocator"
would be useful for many applications, including PID and TCP port
allocation. But right now I'd rather concentrate on getting pseudofs
done and {,lin}procfs converted.
DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org
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