[linux-lvm] Re: LVM writeable snapshot patch for use with XFS

[Heinz J. Mauelshagen]

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 07:48:03AM -0500, Steve Lord wrote:
> > 
> > Steve,
> > 
> > thanks for updating on this.
> > 
> > As I mentioned when you offered the code it will show up in post 1.0 Linux LV
> > M.
> > 
> > Can we get in touch to sort it out of XFS once it is in post LVM 1.0?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --
> > 
> >
> 
> Hi Heinz, 
> 
> Hmm, there may be a little confusion here. The code I was refering to was
> the code to pause and flush xfs to disk for snapshotting. This has no
> dependencies on lvm, and is in the xfs tree now. The code for making 
> snapshots writeable from Dale Stephenson at Connex is very lvm specific,
> we could provide that as a patch to our tree until you are ready to take
> it. Is this the code you are refering to?

Yes,
that's the one I was refering too.
In case I got your message wrong, don't worry about the issue any longer.
It is queued for LVM > 1.0 anyway.

> There is also the code you
> already provide as a patch to make the write_super_lockfs and unlockfs
> calls - is that remaining in patch form in 1.0?

Yes, unless it is integrated in vanilla then.

> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --

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