Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:02:23 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Logical volume management Message-ID: <20051118130223.z87u1gbswwg0kckw@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20051118114308.GA11281@uk.tiscali.com> References: <20051118114308.GA11281@uk.tiscali.com>
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Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> wrote: > Vinum's manpage makes my head spin. I was wondering if anyone had considered > implementing something a bit more straightforward and also more dynamic. Yes, someone had, but not for FreeBSD. > - What I'm suggesting may or may not look like Linux's LVM; I've never used > that. If its data structure is suitable, we can just use that and gain some > compatibility for multi-boot systems. This statement is a little bit simplified, but you're describing a stripped and crippled down version of Solaris ZFS (at least from the functionality point of view). Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 BOFH excuse #33: piezo-electric interference
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