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I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever (at radek@podgorny.cz)... I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever (see [[Contact]] on how to reach me)...
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== TODO ==

 * Handle writing to /stats intelligently
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 * Repository location: http://hg.podgorny.cz/unionfs-fuse (Mecrurial)  * Repository location: http://hg.podgorny.cz/unionfs-fuse (Mecurial)

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.

I'm open to patches, suggestions, whatever (see Contact on how to reach me)...

If you've sent me something and think it takes me too long to answer, go check UndeliverableMail page. I might have problems sending mail to you...

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)
  • Advanced features like copy-on-write and more

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)

Donation

If you use the software and like it, please consider a donation (provided by PayPal)...

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