Messages in this thread | | | From | Denis Vlasenko <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] struct super_block cleanup - msdos/vfat | Date | Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:24:49 -0200 |
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On 15 March 2002 09:27, Alexander Viro wrote: > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Denis Vlasenko wrote: > > Does this mean umsdos can be layered atop of wider range of filesystems > > than just msdos? That would be cool. > > Yes, but what's cool about it? If not for the fact that there are weird > setups that actually use umsdos (i.e. compatibility reasons), the best > way to deal with it would be rm -rf... If underlying filesystem has > normal semantics - you don't need anything, if it doesn't... I'd suggest > to use combination of tar(1) and ramfs. At least that way you get full > Unix semantics - no mess with rename breaking links, etc.
Well, I initially come here from DOS/Win world and in fact actually used umsdos for some time (heck, it's still installed on one abandoned box). But I presume there are other worlds (maybe Mac?) with filesystems unsuited for Linux root fs (like fat), why invent u[fs] for them too?
OTOH it means extra effort in umsdos rewrite, and since I don't do that effort, I'd better shut up now. -- vda - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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