Re: kern/40375: netbsd-5: Process locks in vnode wchan when writing to LFS

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/40375; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
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Subject: Re: kern/40375: netbsd-5: Process locks in vnode wchan when writing to 
LFS
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:23:37 +0000

 On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 04:40:07PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
 
 >  For now, try 4.0_STABLE; there's also some talk of making an
 >  lfs-renovation branch so it'll be usable again in 6.0.
 
 I will vehemently oppose any such work if the "resurrection" is to be
 anything like revivesa, where the patient is hooked back up to life support
 and left to remain in a persistent vegetative state.
 
 Our LFS implementation is utterly rotten and it would serve the _project_
 and its _users_ better if we invested time in another solution like ZFS or
 hammer. In fact, we are very close to a working port of ZFS.
 
 I do think that a complete rewrite of LFS would be a very interesting
 project and would support that, but it would be something done out of
 personal interest.
 
 Andrew,