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