Hi, I have posted version 0.0.1 of nullfs. This is a pass-through stackable filesystem. It's only purpose is to test that the stackable filesystem code is correctly implemented.
It is hoped that nullfs will eventually become the official testing ground for stackable filesystems and may provide a template/example for those interested in developing their own stackable filesystems on Linux. Eventually DazukoFS will be based on nullfs (instead of the FiST project). In my opinion this first version of nullfs is already more stable than the latest FiST release. If you are interested in helping bring DazukoFS to a stable release, you can help a lot by testing nullfs. I plan to soon post a new experimental pre-release of Dazuko 3.0, this time based on nullfs instead of FiST. Improvements in nullfs will directly help to improve Dazuko 3.0. The only missing feature of nullfs is write-support for memory mapped files. Once I get that implemented, I will be posting nullfs to the Linux kernel mailing list to see if we can get it mainline. This would be an important first step towards moving Dazuko into the mainline kernel. Be sure to read the README included in the nullfs distribution. nullfs will work as a kernel module and without any kernel patches. Linux 2.6.21 or higher is required. John Ogness -- Dazuko Maintainer _______________________________________________ Dazuko-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dazuko-devel
