Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 11:24:47 +0200 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: user-mode nfs daemon Message-ID: <28171.866107487@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 12 Jun 1997 18:56:35 %2B1000" References: <199706120856.SAA25570@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>
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> >Why do you want this to work? The kernel NFS server is probably a lot > >more efficient. > > Ah, yes, but the user mode one would be so much easier to change. No need > for continuous build/reboot/login cycles. Once you have a user mode NFS > server, you can tweak it to be a compressed file system, a crypto file system, > or even an ftp converter. I think it would be cool to just do: > > $ cd /ftp/ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD > $ ls -l > $ more README There are already several user mode file systems which let you do exactly this. Search for "Alex", for instance. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
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