On Jun 26, 2007 09:53 -0700, Bryan Henderson wrote:
> >md/raid already works happily with different sized drives from
> >different manufacturers ...
>
> >So I still cannot see anything particularly new.
>
> As compared to md of conventional disk partitions, it brings the ability
> to create and
>md/raid already works happily with different sized drives from
>different manufacturers ...
>So I still cannot see anything particularly new.
As compared to md of conventional disk partitions, it brings the ability
to create and delete arrays without shutting down all use of the physical
disks
On Tuesday June 26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Thanks for the brief howto there. I'll install the mdadm suite and
> experiment. It seems like a userspace driver?
mdadm is a userspace tool for managing the 'md' driver which is in the
linux kernel.
> > I don't know what you mean by '2'.
>
> 2 m
Neil Brown wrote:
???
(reads original description in more detail).
So... the filesystem images are identical in both copies, and the
"interesting" bit is that the image is just a file on some filesystem.
So could I implement your idea by:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/1/bigfile count=lotsandlots
dd
On Tuesday June 26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Neil Brown wrote:
> >
> > Sounds a lot like "RAIF" - ask google for details.
>
> I did not know about RAIF. RAIF "merges" separate filesystems? That is a
> good idea in itself.
>
> My idea is for driver that provides a filesystem from image files it
Neil Brown wrote:
On Tuesday June 26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Posting it here seems the best thing to do.
To the inventor goes naming privilege and I'm calling this one softer raid.
It is a form of storage raid implemented in software, as contrasted to
software and hardware raid which are depe
On Tuesday June 26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Posting it here seems the best thing to do.
>
> To the inventor goes naming privilege and I'm calling this one softer raid.
> It is a form of storage raid implemented in software, as contrasted to
> software and hardware raid which are dependent on us
Posting it here seems the best thing to do.
To the inventor goes naming privilege and I'm calling this one softer raid.
It is a form of storage raid implemented in software, as contrasted to
software and hardware raid which are dependent on using required hardware.
To create a loop filesystem is
>If your only purpose is to try generate a defensive patent, then just
>dumping the idea in the public domain serves the same purpose, probably
>better.
>
>I have a few patents, some of which are defensive. That has not prevented
>the USPTO issuing quite a few patents that are in clear violation of
> Dear devs,
>
> In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be
> advantageous
> if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but
> they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the
> money to afford one.
>
> I am seeking advice on how to
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:45:22 +1200
Graeme Sheppard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am seeking advice on how to proceed. It could be used as a defensive
> patent in which case I can email an expert who can file it. If that is the
> concept is sound. I am not expecting any royalties from this myself.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Graeme Sheppard wrote:
alan wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Graeme Sheppard wrote:
Dear devs,
In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be
advantageous
if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but
they responded they only consid
alan wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Graeme Sheppard wrote:
Dear devs,
In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be advantageous
if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but
they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the
money t
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Graeme Sheppard wrote:
Dear devs,
In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be advantageous
if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but
they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the
money to afford one.
Dear devs,
In a moment of serendipity I thought of a concept which may be advantageous
if incorporated into the kernel. I was going to offer it to the OIN but
they responded they only consider existing patents and I don't have the
money to afford one.
I am seeking advice on how to proceed. It co
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