linux-kernel - Re: Versioning file system

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:52:24 -0700
From:	Jeremy Allison <jra@...ba.org>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Jeremy Allison <jra@...ba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, alan <alan@...eserver.org>,
	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	Jack Stone <jack@...keye.stone.uk.eu.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: Versioning file system

On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 03:05:07AM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> 
> There is a partial implementation lieing around somewhere, but there
> were a number of problems we ran into that were discussed in the
> slidedeck.  Basically, if the only program accessing the files
> containing forks was the Samba program calling forkdepot library, it
> worked fine.  But if there were other programs (or NFS servers) that
> were potentially deleting files, moving files around, the things fell
> apart fairly quickly.

I'd be happy with a Samba-only implementation for Appliance
vendors.

> What, even with Winfs delaying Microsoft Longwait by years before
> finally being flushed?  :-)

I'm not talking WinFS, I'm talking streams..... Streams are already
being used (mainly by malware writers of course - but hey, don't
you want full compatibility ? :-).

Jeremy.
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