From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 18 12:02:31 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C3F916A41F for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:02:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA9D243D46 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:02:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5E4F3.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.228.243]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jAIBcFtn076259; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:38:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jAIC2NiN096466; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:02:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:02:23 +0100 Message-ID: <20051118130223.z87u1gbswwg0kckw@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:02:23 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Brian Candler References: <20051118114308.GA11281@uk.tiscali.com> In-Reply-To: <20051118114308.GA11281@uk.tiscali.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.3) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Logical volume management X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:02:31 -0000 Brian Candler 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