On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 20:54 +0000, Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 03:41:11PM -0500, Ming Zhang wrote: > > does this mean/confirm linux 2.6.x will not have a stable snapshot > > support any time soon? > > Stable, yes. yes, we want stable first. > Efficient, unlikely with the current implemention - hence the need > for a rewrite. > > If you have 5 snapshots of the same origin, the current implemention > takes 5 copies of the data when you change it. That approach is > never going to scale well! And it uses lots of memory. yes, you are right. is there any new rewrite action proposed or planned? > > Next patch is heading for dm-devel in the next hour or so... thanks! > > Alasdair -- dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel