Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | David Nicol <> | Date | Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:19:17 -0600 | Subject | VFS support for fast copy on deduplicating FSes |
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unresearched question/suggestion:
Is there general support for a "fast copy" ioctl in the VFS layer, which would be hooked by file systems that support COW or other forms of deduplication and can provide copy semantics by manipulating metadata only?
-- "It is merely a matter of persistence." -- Albert Camus
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