From owner-freebsd-fs Fri Mar 1 14:31: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E17137B402 for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:31:06 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id 3C738AE2DA; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:31:06 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:31:06 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein To: Bradley Kite Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com, freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reiserfs on Freebsd Message-ID: <20020301223106.GN77980@elvis.mu.org> References: <20020301221306.A12425@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020301221306.A12425@deathsgate.demon.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org * Bradley Kite [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