[OpenAFS-devel] Proposed change for handling backup volumes

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:41:07 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Rudolph T Maceyko wrote:

> --On Wednesday, July 02, 2003 15:15:47 -0400 Kris Van Hees
> <aedil-afs@alchar.org> wrote:
>
> > [...] when this is enabled, normal volume mountpoints will be treated
> > in a way where once you enter a backup volume, you remain within a
> > tree of backup volumes as long as they are available for all the
> > mountpoints you pass.
>
> Excellent!
>
> Does this really need to be controlled through /proc/ though?  I think
> this is a useful extension of what already happens with RO volumes and
> seems unlikely to need to be switched on or off at any time.  I would
> prefer it to always be on :-)

afsd switch?