From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:24:01 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: <73ba4d335ae0f6d0eee24fefa24843bf@ladd.quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: <<8ccc8ba40912070814o2f2c7eb9s5887a31810eab12e@mail.gmail.com>> References: <<8ccc8ba40912070814o2f2c7eb9s5887a31810eab12e@mail.gmail.com>> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] ideas for helpful system io functions Topicbox-Message-UUID: ab2f3d8c-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Mon Dec 7 11:16:04 EST 2009, nemo@lsub.org wrote: > It seems that changing a bit fs(3) can suffice and is generic > enough for all usages required. In the end it might result in code > removed instead of adding code, but time will tell. As of today, it's > only an experiment. not everyone who uses usb disks also uses fs. i also like the idea of a stand-alone device. i can also put the entire configuration of a loop device in plan9.ini. - erik