Subject: Re: xfs support
To: None <emre@asper.org>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/30/2003 17:40:19
On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 04:15:08PM -0600, emre@asper.org wrote:
> >> does netbsd support SGI's XFS?  if not, is there any work in progress?
> >
> > No, it does not.  I am also not aware of any WIPs to support it.
> 
> I hate mentioning linux on this list, but it seems like a large number of
> linux users are using XFS as their default filesystem.  Mandrake ships
> with XFS support, and I'm trying it out on my laptop right now.  So far it
> has been running without any problems.
> 
> There are a lof of good things being said about XFS, and SGI is actively
> working on making it better.  Allthough I am totally satisfied with ffs,
> xfs would make a nice addition to netbsd.  Something to consider in the
> future maybe.

You should feel free to consider writing the code any time.

(Hint: it's a *volunteer* project, see?)

Thor