Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:29:46 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Dave Reyenga <dreyenga@telus.net> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Instead of JFS, why not a whole new FS? Message-ID: <3C1EAA1A.CA49932@mindspring.com> References: <001301c1874d$50ae0d20$02000003@tornado>
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Dave Reyenga wrote: > > How about writing a new filesystem based on UFS? This would save all of the > hassle that JFS would bring: licensing, porting time, etc. Of course, it > would likely bust any compatibility desired. > > What I'm thinking is a filesystem that takes the current UFS and improves > upon it. It could support larger partitions, more partitions in a slice, and > perhaps a "Journal" partition (like the current "swap" partition) among > other new features. > > What do others have to say about this? Are there any major flaws in my idea? > It just seems to me that this would cut a lot of hassle. Any FS that shares code with an existing FS will not flush out the full list of problems associated with writing a new FS in the context of a FreeBSD system. For that reason, any UFS based system, including but not limited to FFS, LFS, EXT2FS, etc., is probably not a good example to use for an educational project. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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