Re: [AVFS] Updated extfs and a minor problem with the cache

Miklos Szeredi <[email protected]> Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:53:44 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.file-systems.avfs.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> 
> I also thought of a similar solution but this requires more changes as
> there are some "while(free_one)" loops which would run forever in this
> special case. I will try to come up with a better solution ASAP.

OK.

> I'm also thinking about some other changes to the cache system because
> in some cases caching a remote file isn't really necessary. Currently
> the remote.c code asks the ftp.c code for the data which writes it to a
> cache file. remote.c reads it from there and returns it to the user.
> Giving the data directly to the user when the ftp code got some bytes
> doesn't work with this procedure.
> This is especially interesting for the write support for ftp from the
> Zemljanka Commander team. I tested it and although it works, it doesn't
> run smoothly because of the cache.

Hmm, yes.  The cache probably needs a little thinking over, for proper
write support.

> I still need to think about a solution but it doesn't have the highest
> priority on the todo list :-)
> 
> >>What do you think about releasing a new version?
> > 
> > Good idea.  Would you like to do it?
> 
> Sure, I can do it. Version 0.9.4 or 0.9.5? We are running out of version
> numbers, only 6 left before 1.0.0 :-)

Well, you could get it over and release 1.0.0 right away :)

Then there would be plenty of room for expansion :)

Thanks,
Miklos


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