Re: Adding snapshot capability to Linux

Peter Wächtler (pwaechtler@loewe-komp.de)
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:06:42 +0200


Libor Vanìk wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm going to start my dissertation work which is "Adding snapshop
> capability to Linux kernel with copy-on-write support". My idea is add
> it as another VFS - I know that there is some snapshot support in LVM
> but it's working on "device-level" and I'd like/have to do it on fs level.
>

This functionality already exists in LVM (logical volume manager).

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