From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl (Horst von Brand)
Cc: dwmw2@infradead.org (David Woodhouse), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page]
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:23:11 +0000 (GMT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E13spzE-0006Q3-00@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200011061631.eA6GVkw07051@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> from "Horst von Brand" at Nov 06, 2000 01:31:46 PM
> No funny "persistent data" mechanisms or screwups when the worker gets
> removed and reinserted. In many cases the data module could be shared among
> several others, in other cases it would have to be able lo load several
> times or manage several incarnations of its payload.
It actually seems the persistent data mechanism in user space wouldnt be
much different in implementation.
Add a 'preserved' tag for one section of module memory. On load look up the
data, if its from this boot memcpy it into the module. On unload write it
back to disk. No kernel code needed.
Alan
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2000-11-03 15:09 Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page (Updated as of 2.4.0-test10) tytso
2000-11-03 15:53 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-03 16:55 ` Andi Kleen
2000-11-03 19:03 ` kuznet
2000-11-03 21:03 ` David Ford
2000-11-03 21:10 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-03 21:51 ` David Ford
2000-11-04 1:27 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-04 0:14 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-04 1:24 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-04 2:37 ` David Ford
2000-11-07 20:21 ` tytso
2000-11-07 19:23 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-03 21:37 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 19:28 ` Paul Gortmaker
2000-11-07 20:17 ` tytso
2000-11-07 19:21 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-03 16:09 ` Philipp Rumpf
2000-11-03 18:36 ` loop device hangs Christian van Enckevort
2000-11-03 22:20 ` Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page (Updated as of 2.4.0-test10) Jeff Garzik
2000-11-04 2:32 ` David Ford
2000-11-04 13:12 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-11-07 20:40 ` tytso
2000-11-04 1:10 ` James Simmons
2000-11-04 1:38 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-11 22:47 ` tytso
2000-11-04 10:43 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-04 20:34 ` Russell King
2000-11-05 23:15 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 0:47 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-06 0:54 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 1:28 ` Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] Keith Owens
2000-11-06 6:39 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 7:12 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-11-06 7:17 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 7:25 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 7:29 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 10:53 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 11:03 ` Dan Hollis
2000-11-06 11:04 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 11:35 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 11:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 11:06 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 11:09 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 11:20 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 11:37 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 11:40 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 11:47 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 11:57 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 12:03 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 13:12 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 13:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 13:56 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 13:21 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 13:35 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 17:12 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 17:38 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 18:39 ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-06 21:28 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 18:55 ` Dan Hollis
2000-11-07 0:18 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 0:27 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 0:38 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 12:07 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 12:13 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 12:35 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 12:49 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 12:52 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 12:51 ` Petko Manolov
2000-11-06 13:40 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 15:23 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 15:34 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 16:31 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 17:06 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 17:25 ` Alon Ziv
2000-11-06 17:34 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 19:49 ` Rogier Wolff
2000-11-06 21:34 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 17:25 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 19:27 ` Tim Riker
2000-11-06 21:33 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 23:57 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 17:23 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2000-11-08 14:56 ` Jamie Lokier
2000-11-06 18:00 ` Martin Dalecki
2000-11-06 17:29 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 16:42 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 16:57 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 17:01 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 23:54 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-07 8:44 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 17:12 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 17:45 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 18:37 ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-07 0:04 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 17:08 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 17:33 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 23:28 ` Gerhard Mack
2000-11-07 0:34 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 0:42 ` Gerhard Mack
2000-11-07 0:43 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 1:20 ` Gerhard Mack
2000-11-07 8:41 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-07 1:44 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 17:44 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 17:53 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 20:46 ` Evan Jeffrey
2000-11-07 0:23 ` James A. Sutherland
2000-11-06 15:15 ` Martin Dalecki
2000-11-06 17:19 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 17:34 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 18:22 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-11-06 18:37 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 19:09 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-11-07 0:32 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-06 21:19 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 18:22 ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-06 21:18 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 23:00 ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-07 2:11 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-06 7:28 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-11-06 7:32 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 7:45 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-06 8:00 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 13:44 ` Andrew Pimlott
2000-11-06 7:48 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-11-06 8:02 ` David Woodhouse
2000-11-06 18:09 ` Eric W. Biederman
2000-11-06 21:17 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-07 9:55 ` Helge Hafting
2000-11-07 2:09 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-07 20:36 ` Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page (Updated as of 2.4.0-test10) tytso
[not found] <3A06A053.56F09ACB@mandrakesoft.com>
2000-11-06 12:29 ` Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] Keith Owens
2000-11-06 17:07 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 18:09 ` Martin Dalecki
2000-11-06 17:30 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 17:05 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 18:30 ` Paul Jakma
2000-11-06 21:12 ` Martin Mares
2000-11-07 1:17 ` Horst von Brand
2000-11-07 9:59 ` Martin Mares
2000-11-07 10:59 ` Martin Dalecki
2000-11-07 12:27 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-06 22:48 Wayne.Brown
2000-11-07 7:55 David Feuer
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