-> * Perhaps, incorporate ext2fs encryption and/or file undeletion.
->
Undelete should be done in userspace. There's absolutely NO good
reason to do it in kernel space, and in addition, userspace undelete
schemes support all filesystems for free! If you're really interested
in undelete, take a look at the entomb package from Purdue
(ftp://ftp.cc.purdue.edu/pucc/entomb-3.5.tar.gz). It consists of a
libtomb which replaces the standard libc unlink, rename and open
syscalls with functions which tomb the file if needed, and a tomb
manager. It's an elegant and infinitely more flexible solution to the
problem.
-> * Integrate the noblink patch into the kernel. This is usually the
-> only patch I apply to every single kernel I download.
->
Agreed. It's pretty small, and it seems to be the #1 nonstandard
patch. And it's more useful than Java binary support, if you ask me :)
I appreciate improvements as much as anyone, but I think we're nearing
the point where we really have to consider what advantage there is in
putting something in the kernel before it makes it in.
Just my .02
-Larry
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