Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:18:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:18:08 -0500 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:2052 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:17:51 -0500 Message-ID: <20001106094553.C128@bug.ucw.cz> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:45:53 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: "Amit S. Kale" , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Translation Filesystem In-Reply-To: <3A0109D6.4DFA2F62@veritas.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: <3A0109D6.4DFA2F62@veritas.com>; from Amit S. Kale on Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 11:59:42AM +0530 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > I have started a new virtual filesystem project, Translation Filesystem > at > http://trfs.sourceforge.net/ Description of the project is given below. > > It's still at a concept stage. If someone has any ideas about any useful > translators that fit in this framework please write to me. > Any feedback is most welcome. Well - I can certainly not do zero-copy block device access. What are expected usages of your translation filesystem? Hi-performance things like zero-copy block device access, or low-performance things like transparently ungzipping? If it is the second case, uservfs.sourceforge.net is perfectly applicable, if not, you really need to modify kernel.. Pavel -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/