Re: [PATCH] CacheFS - general filesystem cache

[Jeff Garzik]

David Howells wrote:
> Hi Linus, Andrew,
>
> I've packaged my generic filesystem cache filesystem into patches and also
> produced patches for my AFS filesystem to use it. Work is also in progress to
> alter the NFS client use this interface too, and I think the ISO9660
> filesystem could also benefit.

<and the audience goes wild>  whee :)

IMHO cachefs is a big deal particularly now that the NFSv4 delegation 
code has been merged.

For those unfamiliar with the changes from NFSv3 -> NFSv4, one of the 
many nice features of v4 is that it has sane caching.  A file can be 
"delegated" to the client, such that, the client has complete control 
over the file including caching.  Sorta like a lease.  Great for 
cachefs, IOW.  :)


>     (7) cachefs-afs-2681mm4.diff
>
> 	This changes my AFS client so that it can make use of cachefs.

Yay, a user :)

	Jeff


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