Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-23,: Re: (reiserfs) Re: New Linux 2.5 - 2.6 TODO (Alan Cox suggests delaying

# Re: (reiserfs) Re: New Linux 2.5 - 2.6 TODO (Alan Cox suggests delaying

Hans Reiser (hans@reiser.to)
Tue, 06 Jun 2000 18:48:14 -0700

- Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
- Next message: Quintela Carreira Juan J.: "Re: memory pressure callbacks (was: 2.5 TODO)"
- Previous message: Martijn Lina: "trouble in fs.h"

"Stephen C. Tweedie" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 10:26:24AM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote:
> >
> > In the 2.5 timeframe I'd like to eliminate the need for a journaling device by
> > distributing it over the FS using wandering logs.
> > In the 2.4 timeframe separate log devices are fine.
>
> It's still worth while thinking about the possibility of external logs,
> as that way you can maintain the log on a much faster device (eg. non-
> volatile memory, in the best case).
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
> -
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

You and Chris are right on this, so long as it is a possibility not a
requirement, and it sounds like that is your intention.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

- Next message: Quintela Carreira Juan J.: "Re: memory pressure callbacks (was: 2.5 TODO)"
- Previous message: Martijn Lina: "trouble in fs.h"