-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Elling wrote: >>> Why each file can't have also "expiration date/time" field, e.g., >>> date/time when operation system will delete it automatically? >>> This could be usable for backups, camera raw files, internet browser >>> cached files, etc. >> >> Using extended attributes + cron, you could provide the same service >> yourself and other similar (or not) things people would like to do >> without developers providing it for you in the fs.. > > I recall a long discussion about this sort of feature on usenet back in > the late '80s. The problem is that deletion is not a good result. For > example, suppose you run a server for a year with a year expiry > policy. Will it be able to reboot? Some files are only accessed at > boot time, so how will you know what files are good candidates?
This attribute could be optional and to be set by user or software program running by user. - -- My PGP public key: http://yurichev.com/dennis.yurichev.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAks7yIIACgkQ1YPmFmJG++NTdgCg0HtgWI6PRj+NSgLdy/d5in/X 2I8An0/lfdSlp/Ed6l8xhU5x/IJvxDiQ =HIe1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss