Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 May 1999 21:22:59 +0100 (IST) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: Linux & NFS caching: reducing TCO |
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Kurt Garloff wrote:
On Fri, May 14, 1999 at 05:38:39AM +0100, Paul Jakma wrote: > Slightly off-point, but.. > > I remember there was an nfs hack whereby you could have different > files going to different clients from the same nfs volume based on an > extension of the filename. eg something like: > > ls on the server of nfs export: > > size 2242 file1:-client1 > size 3091 file1:-client2 > > [...] > > I remember reading about this somewhere in the linux/Documentation > directory a long time ago. But I can't find back anymore now, just > when it'd be useful to me. > > Anybody remember this feature? and whether it still exists? It was called the transname patch and coded at Stuttgart University as a patch against 2.0.x. It was even included in some 2.1 kernels, but killed later on. Regards, Yes!!! Someone knows what i was talking about! I wasn't imagining it! :)
Kurt, would you know where i can get the most recent patch for it? If only old ones are available i'd like to try and port it.
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