Re: [Nbd] NBD, sparse files & TRIM
- To: folkert <folkert@...421...>
- Cc: Paul Clements <paul.clements@...856...>, nbd-general@...72...
- Subject: Re: [Nbd] NBD, sparse files & TRIM
- From: Wouter Verhelst <w@...112...>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:10:20 +0100
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On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:49:46PM +0100, folkert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Another suggestion (not sure if I asked it already): a switch so that
> the NBD-client in the linux kernel can work without buffering so that
> you can use it (like the scsi initiator in the kernel) as a device for a
> cluster filesystem like ocfs(2) and gpfs and so on.
You have, actually :-)
It's in the list archives somewhere, but don't ask me when you asked.
(I just cleaned out spam from lists.sf.net, which is why I know. That
interface *sucks*, BTW, but that's a different matter)
--
The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters
works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is
trying to fool the system.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html
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