Re: linprocfs inside
2011/7/22 Darko Hojnik <hojnik@virtualizing.org>:
> I know that patches are welcome, but they are some radical changes needed.
The problem with ZFS support in the installer is well known. Help is
much welcome in improving this.
> I don't think that these changes would be accepted from Debian. Every work
> about a patch is useless.
Of course it would. Debian needs it for BtrFS too. They're
essentially the same changes.
It seems that you're willing to spend some time improving D-I to
support M:1:N filesystem models, why don't you bring this up in
debian-boot? If you offer your help, I'm sure it can be sorted out
earlier. We're not unwilling, just lack manpower.
> With jails also I'm
> missing VIMAGE that gives a virtualized networkstack.
What is exactly missing about VIMAGE? vimage(8) command? Kernel
support? Please be more specific.
> I know squeeze is a preview and I hope that the next version in two years
> would haves a better and even more robust softwarestack.
Actually, squeeze will be improved as well during its life cycle, to
some extent. Here are some of the proposed fixes:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633460
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633561
> But services inside a
> Debian kFreeBSD jail needs a mounted linprocfs.
Yes. Same for devfs. Why is that a problem?
> A combination with
> this plus a real good networkstack and other impressive features from the
> FreeBSD Kernel such like jails or ZFS is nice. But add a Debian based
> softwarestack with the Debian packagemanagement that is glory. That could
> eat Oracle Solaris and smash it to dust.
To archieve this we need more feedback from people like you, who see
things from a production perspective and know better which missing
features are important, which bugs are showstoppers, etc. Please
don't stop telling us.
--
Robert Millan
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