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Re: [Xen-users] hostfs for xen? (was: Is using w! safe to share data bet

Am Freitag, den 20.05.2005, 15:37 +0900 schrieb aq:
> On 5/20/05, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Would such a thing be interesting for xen? Or would that be too evil? I
> > > really missed hostfs when i switched from UML to xen.
> > 
> > As I mentioned in my other e-mail, it would be possible to implement a 
> > fairly
> > close approximation to hostfs under Xen.
> > 
> > I'm actually working on a Xen shared filesystem (although I'm currently
> > distracted with other work).  This is intended as a replacement for NFS but
> > implemented in a way which is highly optimised for a intra-machine sharing
> > under Xen.  This will make a substantially more complex implementation but
> > should give way better performance and resource usage.
> > 
> > A prototype implementation will be announced on the list when it's ready :-)
> 
> cant wait to try XenFS, Mark ;-)

Did i already mention that i love the xen team ;) ?

/nils.


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