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= Foreword = = unionfs-fuse =
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This is my effort to create a unionfs implementation which is probably slower but way more flexible than the current in-kernel unionfs solution. Currently it's almost fully usable, the only problem is new file/directory creation which I will fix soon... This is my effort to create a unionfs filesystem implementation which is probably slower but way more flexible than the current in-kernel unionfs solution. Currently it's almost fully usable, will only minor convenience issues to be fixed...
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I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever... I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever (at radek@podgorny.cz)...

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 * Compared to kernel-space solution we need lots of useless context switches which makes kernel-only solution clear speed-winner

== A
vailable parameters ==

 * {{{--roots=/root1
,/root2}}}
 * {{{--stats}}}
 * Compared to kernel-space solution we need lots of useless context switches which makes kernel-only solution clear speed-winner (well, actually I've made some tests and the hard-drives seem to be the bottleneck so the speed is fine, too)
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 * Add support for creating directories
 * Add support for choice which roots are read-only and which are not
 * Add cache controls
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 * Latest version: 0.10 (released 2006-02-01)  * Latest version: 0.18 (released 2007-08-09)
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If you want to follow the development closely, see my mercurial repository at:

 * http://hg.podgorny.cz/unionfs-fuse

unionfs-fuse

This is my effort to create a unionfs filesystem implementation which is probably slower but way more flexible than the current in-kernel unionfs solution. Currently it's almost fully usable, will only minor convenience issues to be fixed...

I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever (at radek@podgorny.cz)...

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Why choose this stuff

  • The filesystem has to be mounted after the roots are mounted when using the standard module. With unionfs-fuse, you can mount the roots later and their contents will appear seamlesly
  • You get caching which speeds things up a lot for free
  • You get nice stats (optional)

Why NOT choose it

  • Compared to kernel-space solution we need lots of useless context switches which makes kernel-only solution clear speed-winner (well, actually I've made some tests and the hard-drives seem to be the bottleneck so the speed is fine, too)

TODO

  • Handle writing to /stats intelligently

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Donation

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If you want to follow the development closely, see my mercurial repository at: