Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 13:52:41 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DOS File system fixes Message-ID: <199601071152.NAA00250@eac.iafrica.com>
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On Sun, 07 Jan 96, Neil Bradley wrote: > What is currently broken in the DOS file system for FreeBSD? I see > there's an "Urgent need" for help, and I've got plenty of DOS file > system experience, but not too much Unix experience. If the problems > aren't specific to the Unix side, I just might be able to help out. On Sun, 07 Jan 96, Bruce Evans replied: > Deadlocks are possible for file lookup (locking is too strong/wrong). > Locking in some other places is too weak. rename() sometimes > (deterministically) updates the wrong directory entries. I/O is > extremely inefficient, especially if the cluster size is small. I've a bit over seven years professional development experience in MS-DOS internals (device drivers, TSRs, interrupt handlers, etc.) in 80x86 assembler and C. What is the current status of this part of the project, is more help needed, and what steps should one take to get involved? -- Robert Nordier rnordier@iafrica.com E.A.C.
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