Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:31:06 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Bradley Kite <bradley@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com, freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reiserfs on Freebsd Message-ID: <20020301223106.GN77980@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20020301221306.A12425@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> References: <20020301221306.A12425@deathsgate.demon.co.uk>
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* Bradley Kite <bradley@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> [020301 14:14] wrote: > Hi there. > > I currently have too much time on my hands and am looking > into the possibilities (and feasibility) of implementing ReiserFS > on FreeBSD. Why? Softupdates does a better job than logging does. :) > Does any body know if someone is currently doing this? I dont want to > duplicate the effort involved, and would much rather join an > existing project that is trying to achieve the same thing. No one that I've heard of. > Also, (correct me if I am wrong), I believe that the main ReiserFS > code can remain pritty much the same, and only the parts where it > interfaces with the VFS, and low-level device drivers would need > to be changed in order to port it over to FreeBSD. This is just a guess > tho, as I havent really had a propper look at the reiserFS code yet. Your assumptions are correct however your belief that it's a simple task may be a mistake. :) -- -Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org] 'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology," start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.' Tax deductible donations for FreeBSD: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-fs" in the body of the message
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