Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:56:03 -0400 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: attilio@freebsd.org, FreeBSD FS <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>, Gustau Pérez i Querol <gperez@entel.upc.edu> Subject: Re: MPSAFE VFS -- List of upcoming actions Message-ID: <41.DE.05404.39DB7005@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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On 07/17/2012 22:54, Gustau Pérez i Querol wrote: > In fact filesystems not particulary specific and not tied our kernel > would go to userspace; thinks like smbfs, nwfs, ntfs, ext2 o ext4 for > example should be in userspace Doug Barton responded: > A big -1 here. > The more native FS support we have the better off we are in terms of > both people migrating from other OS', and people who need to maintain > compatibility with other OS'. Personally I use both msdosfs and ext2fs > extensively for the latter purpose, and would not want to see either > removed. > Doug Doug, I agree! I too use msdosfs and ext2fs for communication with other OSes. I've posted messages in previous threads on this topic relating to lingua franca file system. Tom
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