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Date:      Fri, 18 Jun 1999 19:01:38 +0200
From:      Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        James Pace <jepace@pobox.com>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: nullfs?
Message-ID:  <19990618190138.F62123@bitbox.follo.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9906161310290.10921-100000@shell1>; from James Pace on Wed, Jun 16, 1999 at 01:12:16PM -0700
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.05.9906161310290.10921-100000@shell1>

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On Wed, Jun 16, 1999 at 01:12:16PM -0700, James Pace wrote:
> 
> The man page for mount_null(8) warns me:
> 
> THIS FILESYSTEM TYPE IS NOT YET FULLY SUPPORTED (READ: IT DOESN'T
> WORK) AND USING IT MAY, IN FACT, DESTROY DATA ON YOUR SYSTEM.  USE AT
> YOUR OWN RISK.  BEWARE OF DOG.  SLIPPERY WHEN WET.
> 
> What are the known problems with it?

Incorrect alias handling (read: your data may or may not reach disk)
and extreme locking problems, mostly.

Eivind.


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