Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:23:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: experimental patch avail (was Re: NFS, blocks of NULLs in files) Message-ID: <199904151523.IAA44754@apollo.backplane.com> References: <199904142054.WAA02242@yedi.iaf.nl> <3.0.6.32.19990415102613.00819aa0@192.168.255.1>
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:Hi,
:
:At 20:12 14/04/99 -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
:>[dire warning]
:> This patch is currently under test. To use it, undo any previously
:patches
:[etc]
:
:OK, I'll try it out this evening (BST). Does this patch affect client side
:behaviour, server side or both (ie how many machines do I have to back up?
::-)
:
:--
:Bob Bishop +44 118 977 4017
:rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 118 989 4254 (0800-1800 UK)
The client code is the most heavily effected, but since it digs
into the internals of VFS/BIO, the patch will effect the entire
kernel so it should only be run on boxes you can afford to lose
for the moment.
I'll have something better on the weekend.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
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