[Users] simfs support

[Konstantin Khorenko]

On 07/03/2018 10:00 PM, Solar Designer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> FWIW, I am running this Twitter poll today:
>
> https://twitter.com/solardiz/status/1014124174523150336
>
> Poll: Should @VirtuozzoInc reintroduce simfs support in
> #Virtuozzo/OpenVZ 7?  If you don't use Virtuozzo/OpenVZ, don't vote.
> (With simfs, containers use directory sub-trees on host filesystem(s).
> With ploop, they have to use separate filesystems in files on host much
> like VMs do.)
>
> My request not to vote for those who don't use Virtuozzo/OpenVZ appears
> to have worked - getting very few votes.  I am curious to see whether
> posting about this ongoing poll in here will change the results.
>
> Alexander

Just to make it clear: basic "simfs" exists in vz7,
it still works, just tried it.

https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/users/2016-January/006733.html

--
Best regards,

Konstantin Khorenko,
Virtuozzo Linux Kernel Team

> P.S. I don't normally top-post, but for referring to a two year old
> thread I think it's appropriate.
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 09:30:38PM +0300, Sergey Bronnikov wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> there was a mail from Kostya regarding status of SimFS in OpenVZ 7 -
>> https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/users/2016-January/006733.html
>> Yes, OpenVZ 7 has limited SimFS support.
>>
>> Sergey
>>
>> On 18:10 Fri 29 Jul , Gena Makhomed wrote:
>>> Hello, All!
>>>
>>> openvz_readme.pdf:
>>>
>>> "Limited simfs support (feature provided as is). (OVZ-6613)"
>>>
>>> https://bugs.openvz.org/browse/OVZ-6613
>>>
>>> "Need to remove simfs stub module"
>>>
>>> https://bugs.openvz.org/browse/OVZ-6752
>>>
>>> "Need to remove simfs stub module"
>>>
>>> Status: Open
>>> Priority: Major
>>> Resolution: Unresolved
>>> Fix Version/s: Vz7.0-Update1, Vz7.0-Update-next
>>>
>>> ============================================================
>>>
>>> simfs support will be removed in future versions of OpenVZ ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>>  Gena
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