On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, David Douthitt wrote:
> On 1 Feb 2001, at 9:33, Yu Xuanwei wrote:
>
> > To compress all files as well as glibc, why not to rewrite root
> > device filesystem to support compressed file?
>
> This is one of those ideas that make one go.... "Duh! Why didn't _I_
> think of that?"
>
> Is there a simple, small, quick compression that would work? It
> would have to take the form of a kernel patch.
You could use the loopback device with a kernel modification. I will try
to find where I saw the documents. Most likely a HOWTO on LDP. You would
also have the option of encryption. Ext2fs does have a flag for compressed
files. But I do not know if this has ever been used.
Dale.
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