Re: swap-backed md-based /tmp to replace mfs-based one

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David O'Brien" writes:
>On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 12:12:35AM +0900, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
>> A while ago someone suggested a /etc/md.conf and an mdon(1) similar to
>> swapon(1).
>
>Putting it in terms of this analogy make this approach sound quite
>reasonable.

I can fully support this approach, or if people want to add a config
file to mdconfig(8) I can live with that as well.

>> and avoids the mount_mdfs criticism leveled by phk
>> that md is not an fs (which is true enough).
>
>If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, ....

Sorry David, but it there is nothing duck-like about at all...

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