Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 17:31:32 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Working (apparently) soft-update code available. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980213173051.26368A-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980213202731.4456T-100000@localhost>
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John Dyson has tested on one but I think you should be careful (use it on an expendable partition.) On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Chuck Robey wrote: > On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > > look in: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming/softupdates4.tgz > > > > first extract the README and read it before extracting everything. > > this should patch cleanly against last night's -current. > > Julian, is this safe for an SMP system? > > > > > try a make world before and after.. > > particularly, > > make /var/tmp and/or /usr/obj use softupdates. > > > > for a real laugh, try timing deletion of a large directory hierarchy.. > > > > enjoy.. > > > > courtesy of: > > Kirk Mckusick > > John Dyson, > > Whistle Communications. (Julian Terry and Archie) > > > > this at least should put an end to the > > "ext2fs is faster" arguments, even if they are based on apple/oranges > > comparisons. :-) > > > > > > julian > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD > (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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