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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