From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 19 07:58:41 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A9CC106566B for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:58:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FA4A8FC16 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:58:40 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=cnnrplXNdTCGMX75Rfp+qZ4kRGPDgeWy4wsObDoE3iQ= c=1 sm=0 a=190A9ldbhagA:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=Iq6-h-MAVXSD1YdytLAA:9 a=Q/oqmR4JO1zR3vNQamCQeQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.26.53 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.26.53] ([74.134.26.53:49672] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id 41/DE-05404-39DB7005; Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:56:04 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:56:03 -0400 Message-ID: <41.DE.05404.39DB7005@smtp02.insight.synacor.com> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: attilio@freebsd.org, FreeBSD FS , Gustau Pérez i Querol Subject: Re: MPSAFE VFS -- List of upcoming actions X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:58:41 -0000 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