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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: user-mode nfs daemon
To: syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au (Stephen McKay)
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 10:03:44 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199706120856.SAA25570@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au> from "Stephen McKay" at Jun 12, 97 06:56:35 pm
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> >> Has anyone ported the usermode nfs server from linux to freebsd?
> >
> >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:

1)	Build the NFS server as an LKM.
2)	Load it.
3)	Test it.
4)	Unload it.
5)	Change it.
6)	Goto 1.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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