From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 30 16:16:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA27931 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:16:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lestat.nas.nasa.gov (lestat.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.50.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA27842; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:15:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lestat.nas.nasa.gov (8.8.8/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA29682; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:01:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199806302301.QAA29682@lestat.nas.nasa.gov> X-Authentication-Warning: lestat.nas.nasa.gov: localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Terry Lambert Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, mkn@emailbox.hdtv.lucent.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unsupport calls Reply-To: Jason Thorpe From: Jason Thorpe Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:01:42 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:04:07 +0000 (GMT) Terry Lambert wrote: > Not really. The distinction drawn between user data and metadata is > useless in the face of a technology like soft updates. ...and not only does POSIX not define softupdates, but who says you're using a UFS-like file system, anyhow? > This is just another case of POSIX adding insult to injury, to no > real benefit for anyone. ...and this insults you how? I think you're taking it way too seriously :-) Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: +1 408 866 1912 NAS: M/S 258-5 Work: +1 650 604 0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: +1 650 428 6939 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message