Re: Building Big Ass Linux Machine, what are the limits?

linux-kernel@progressive-comp.com
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 09:21:12 -0400


On 1998-09-28, "Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct@redhat.com> wrote:

> Sounds exactly like the ext2fs journaling I'm working on, doesn't it?
> :)
> The journaling will, by default, use a reserved journal inode on your
> existing filesystem, but it will have an option to journal to a
> separate device if you want. And if you happen to have a solid-state
> SCSI disk, just store the journal there (or on a local nvram board, if
> you have such a thing).

This brings up the question, "Anyone know of a good source for affordable
nvram-on-a-PCI-card type hardware, with whatever logic/drivers needed so
Linux can see, like, and use it?"

Hank Leininger <hlein@progressive-comp.com>
And don't tell me that xyz SCSI RAID controller has nvram ;)

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