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Date:      Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:53:35 -0800
From:      "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gmail.com>
To:        Ensel Sharon <user@dhp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tuning to run large (1000+) numbers of null_mounts
Message-ID:  <9ab217670601181053r41132634y@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0601181228590.8684-100000@shell.dhp.com>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0601181228590.8684-100000@shell.dhp.com>

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2006/1/18, Ensel Sharon <user@dhp.com>:
>
> I am running over 2000 null mounts on a FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE system.  I am
> well aware of the status of the null_mount code, as advertised in the
> mount_nullfs man page:
>
>      THIS FILE SYSTEM 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.

This has been removed from the manpage because it's no longer
accurate. I believe I recall seeing another thread with someone asking
whether it still applied and the answer was, ``No.''

--Devon



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