From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 18 05:05:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 904FD16A418 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:05:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-98.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-98.bluehost.com [74.220.208.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7049613C442 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:05:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 1553 invoked by uid 0); 18 Dec 2007 05:05:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy5.bluehost.com with SMTP; 18 Dec 2007 05:05:13 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1J4Udi-0004xE-QA for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:05:10 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBI5596G041161 for ; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:05:09 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lBI558OR041160 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:05:08 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:05:08 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20071218050508.GB41080@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <226ae0c60712170738m7b5f2a5dt6286fe336cd8dd88@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <226ae0c60712170738m7b5f2a5dt6286fe336cd8dd88@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} Subject: Re: common filesystem for Linux and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:05:11 -0000 On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 10:38:54AM -0500, David Robillard wrote: > > That being the case, there is some data I would like to keep available to > > both FreeBSD and Linux systems, in stable read/write access with > > reasonably high access performance for both (fast enough to achieve > > decent frame rates, for instance). This seems to rule out both ext3 and > > UFS2. What filesystem(s) meet(s) my needs in this case? > > NFS would probably do it. You can use either OS as the NFS server and > use which ever file system you desire. Are you suggesting I put the filesystem on another machine and use NFS to make it available to both OSes on this machine? I'm looking to have a filesystem on *this* machine that is available to both OSes, running one at a time. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Paul Graham: "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts."