Subject: Re: iostat "md#" disks
To: None <fair@clock.org>
From: Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 10/30/1997 11:55:19
> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:28:37 -0800
> From: "Erik E. Fair" (Time Keeper) <fair@clock.org>

> Is there any particular advantage (other than, as you noted, FFS versus
> general utility) to md versus mfs?
> 
> 	curious,
> 
> 	Erik <fair@clock.org>

One reason I wanted it was so I could capture the FS image after
umount (similar to how you would with an FS on a "vnd" mount).

Another advantage is the ability to use a pre-loaded image.
(i.e. when booting a RAMDISK kernel)

Gordon