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Subject: Re: Linux/Pro  -- clusters
To: viro@math.psu.edu (Alexander Viro)
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:09:43 +0000 (GMT)
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> It's _way_ easier than trying to fix leaks and dangling pointers in
> the fuzzy code we'd get with your approach.  Just look at the fun
> Richard has with devfs right now.

And it means we can get proper refcounting. Which as the maintainer of
two block drivers that support dynamic volume create/destroy is remarkably
good news.

Alan
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