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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Richard Yao <ryao@g.o> wrote: |
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> Dear Everyone, |
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> Does anyone have root access to Linux systems on any of the following |
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> architectures that is willing to help ZFS development? |
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> Alpha |
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> HPPA |
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> IA-64 |
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> MIPS/MIPS64 |
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> PPC/PPC64 |
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> SH |
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> SPARC/SPARC64 |
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> I want to port ZFSOnLinux to all Gentoo Linux architectures this year. |
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> The above architectures either are not currently supported or have not |
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> been tested in a while. Most of them will require patching isa_defs.h, |
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> which I am in a position to do. I am not distributing the patches |
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> because I don't know if ZFS will build on those platforms. |
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> People willing (and able) to help should email me with their |
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> architecture and distribution. Gentoo Linux is preferred, but not |
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> required. No knowledge of programming is required. I will provide you |
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> with instructions on how to build and test ZFS on your architecture. |
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> Yours truly, |
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> Richard Yao |
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I talked to ryao on IRC, but didn't seem to get my point across: |
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(Almost?) no one runs Gentoo on any of these architectures for |
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anything other than the novelty. There is zero point in maintaining |
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ZFS on them, and it only stands to add load to the arch teams. |
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These architectures operate on a |
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we-only-keyword-things-necessary-or-users-ask-for policy. I don't |
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think ZFS falls into either of these cases. |
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