Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:37:27 -0400 From: Allan Fields <bsd@afields.ca> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cluster Filesystem for FreeBSD - any interest? Message-ID: <20050622023727.GA19408@afields.ca> In-Reply-To: <42B825CC.806@centtech.com> References: <42B825CC.806@centtech.com>
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On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 09:35:56AM -0500, Eric Anderson wrote: > This is something I've brought up before on other lists, but I'm curious > if anyone is interested in developing a BSD licensed clustered > filesystem for FreeBSD (and anyone else)? A few questions: Could this be done as a stackable file system (vnode layer distributed file system) or did you have something else in mind (i.e. specifically a full implementation of a network filesystem including storage layer)? Why not a port of an existing network filesystem say from Linux? (A BSD rewrite could be done, if the code was GPLed.) Would cross-platform capabilities make sense? How do you see this comparing to device-level solutions? I know the argument can be made to implement file systems/storage abstractions at multiple layers, but I thought I might ask. The other thing is there a wealth of filesystem papers out there, any in specific caught your eye? > Eric > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology > A lost ounce of gold may be found, a lost moment of time never. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Allan Fields
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