Hello, I would like to suggest different aufs distribution format, while I don't even know if that is technically possible at all.
Today AUFS can be used either as a driver compiled directly in kernel (a patch for kernel sources is needed) or as a kernel module (a smaller patch is needed anyway, since many functions need to be exported). So a kernel patch is needed in all cases, and recompiling entire kernel is needed all the time and it requires REBOOT to use aufs. My question: Is it possible to release aufs in a different form, which doesn't need the kernel to be recompiled and rebooted? As a stupid user, I would like to do the following: - download some aufs TAR archive which matches my particular kernel version - extract the archive and run 'make' (it will look for kernel sources of my currently running kernel in /usr/src/linux if even needed) - the make command will build aufs.ko which can be directly modprobed and used, even without reboot Is it technically possible? Or is it impossible? Or is it possible but very hard work ? If I understand it right, then the only problem are the exported functions, which aufs uses but currently can't use if they are not exported. So why not to hard copy them! :) My suggestion (while I have no idea if that could work): - develop aufs using GIT as you do normally - when new aufs version is released, have some scripts prepared, which will do all the following hard work: - scripts will copy&paste all the necessary code or functions from currently used kernel sources together with aufs sources to create STANDALONE AUFS FOR DUMMIES - the same script could create many TAR archives with many different aufs versions for each different Linux version, simply by copying appropriate kernel functions from appropriate Linux version to the appropriate aufs sources ;-) So the aufs version, which is for Linux 2.6.38, would have copied the necessary functions from this particular Linux version, while the same aufs version which is to be used with newer Linux 2.6.39, would have the "same" functions copied from the "newer" kernel version 2.6.39. I hope you understand my suggestion and question. Please forgive my ignorance if my question is totally out of order, I don't know anything about kernel in general, I am just a stupid user :) Thank you Tomas M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1
