Fwd: handle special file type in tmpfs

[Kris Kennaway]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 02:04:08PM +1000, Glen wrote:
> Hi Howard,
> 
> May I ask if you are using the tmpfs port by Rohit Jalan? A link to his 
> work can be found on this page:
> http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ideas/

Yes, that's what he's fixing ;-)

> This port has a few outstanding items:
> 
> * MP safeness (some locking may be required). I have started testing 
> tmpfs on an MP system.
> * Security audit (not sure what's required for this)
> * Quota support, ACL work is pending
> * Two data I/O mechanisms are benchmarked, deciding which one to use is 
> still pending
> 
> I may be looking to address these items over the coming weeks.

Cool, two people are better than one :D

Kris