On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 02:16:54AM +0000, Chuck Lever III wrote: > > > > On Jan 31, 2022, at 4:06 PM, David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I've been working on a library (in fs/netfs/) to provide network filesystem > > support services, with help particularly from Jeff Layton. The idea is to > > move the common features of the VM interface, including request splitting, > > operation retrying, local caching, content encryption, bounce buffering and > > compression into one place so that various filesystems can share it. > > IIUC this suite of functions is beneficial mainly to clients, > is that correct? I'd like to be clear about that, this is not > an objection to the topic. > > I'm interested in discussing how folios might work for the > NFS _server_, perhaps as a separate or adjunct conversation. I'd be happy to have that discussion with you, possibly in advance of LSFMM. I have a fortnightly Zoom call (which I put up on Youtube), and I'd be happy to have this as a topic one week if more people are interested than just you & I. If it's just you & me, then we can chat any time ;-)
