From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751203AbWAUTxT (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:53:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751204AbWAUTxS (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:53:18 -0500 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:37350 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751203AbWAUTxS (ORCPT ); Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:53:18 -0500 Subject: Re: CBD Compressed Block Device, New embedded block device From: Arjan van de Ven To: Shaun Savage Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds In-Reply-To: <43D3467C.7010803@tvlinux.org> References: <43D3467C.7010803@tvlinux.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:53:15 +0100 Message-Id: <1137873195.23974.11.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 00:46 -0800, Shaun Savage wrote: > HI > > Here is a patch for 2.6.14.5 of CBD > CBD is a compressed block device that is designed to shrink the file > system size to 1/3 the original size. CBD is a block device on a file > system so, it also allows for in-field upgrade of file system. If > necessary is also allows for secure booting, with a GRUB patch. > > Reply to email please. could you convert it to use mutexes instead of semaphores? ;)