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On Sep 21, 2007, at 1:00 AM, Adam Hamsik wrote:

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> On Sep 20, 2007, at 6:36 AM, Avinash Malik wrote:
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>> Hello,
>>      after thinking about the various journaling requirements this  
>> is what I can
>> come up with, correct me if I am wrong
>>
>> 1.) We still call the commit process from ufs_commit to fs_commit,  
>> but on a
>> writer thread. But before calling this fs_commit function we make  
>> a copy of
>> trans_attr and use the new copy for fs-transactions. The old copy  
>> is used for
>> committing. Now since, the jbd thread is calling the fs_commit  
>> function using a
>> func-pointer, from what I understand the fs process will not hang  
>> since fs
>> itself is not calling the commit functionality.
>>
>> Also in the commit function is where we also do check-pointing if  
>> the required
>> number of blocks exceeds the number of free blocks in the log.
>>
>> If what I understand is correct (about fs not supsending-see  
>> above) then, we can
>> have same functionality as linux but with support for multiple  
>> Journaling
>> systems.
>>
> Ok I think that we can do it this way, it may increase our ufs- 
> trans performance.
>
>> PS: I will switch to jabber soon enough, I am behind a firewall  
>> currently which
>> bans me from using jabber client (by charging excessive amount of  
>> money for
>> internet connections).
>>
> Did you checkouted sources from that mnt repository ? let me know  
> when you write and commit some code to your local repo. I will add  
> your pub key to that public repo.
>
> You should commit your changes to new branch e.g. avi-ufs-trans. we  
> can easily merge changes between branches in mtn.
>

I forgot to say that now is possible use and develop ext3fs/jbd code  
under the rump.

You need NetBSD-current and puffs enabled kernel[1] and also latest  
update of my sources from [2].


> [snip]

[1]http://netbsd.org/docs/misc/puffs.html
[2]ufs-trans.mtn-host.prjek.net


Regards
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Proud NetBSD user.

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Even when we program for money, we want to have fun as well.
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