Re: Daemon's Advocate article

[Michel Talon <talon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:200403012005.i21K5hFg077822@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 

> 
>:Egads!  Matt, put down the painkillers!!    8-)
>:
>:I can just see it now...  right next to 'page faults', we've got
>:'package faults'.  We could even have a package pager, to
>:automatically do LRU analysis on packages, and delete them when we get
>:tight on space (of course, weighing in the speed of the network
>:connection).
>:
>:
>:-- 
>:Matthew Fuller     (MF4839)   |  fullermd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>    And 'pkglock' to lock a package in so it isn't deleted by the LRU.
> 
>    Really, though, I think this might be a great idea whos time has
>    come. Kinda like having an NFS mount over the internet, but with
>    added security (local MD5 file for comparisons, multiple servers,
>    load distribution, etc). 
> 
>    Perfect for a userland VFS.
> 
>                          -Matt
> 

Yes, you are right, it is a great idea.