Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:52:59 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: FENRIS & 2.0/2.2 problems |
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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Jeff Merkey wrote:
> > Peter, > > David Goebel and I have been discussing writing a "universal" interface that > will allow linux file systems and NT filesystems to be used interchangably > between the two platforms. The benfits to Windows NT are obvious, and David
No. Not because of anti-Microsoft idiocy, but because that will introduce a lot of cruft into the system. If NT folks want to do it - it's their kernel and their choice. As far as I'm concerned fixing the common interface for two *very* different kernels is idiocy. If anything, we might look for unification with other Unices, but even that is unfeasible. Too different VFS designs. Linux is unique in that respect (post-2.0 branches). Linux interface will change - some things should be done to fix NFS interaction with braindead (inodeless) filesystems, etc. Linux VFS is *good* thing, but it lacks some very nice stuff (stackable filesystems, etc.) It *will* change. Not because somebody wants to break the stuff left, right and center - there is more than enough in the main tree to make such changes PITA for ourselves. But there are legitimate reasons for changes. Sometimes it's inevitable.
> be beneficial for both platforms moving forward. An unchanging "universal" > file system interface would be very hot in Linux.
Yes. As in "red-hot soldering iron in the place where the Sun never shines". The only reasonable way, IMO, being to write a proxy fs that would look as foo filesystem from one side and as bar VFS from another (and the pair to it - other way round). Notice that native filesystems would not use such thing. Said that, I'm pretty sceptical on NT future. Yes, UNIX bigot. So sue me.
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