Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa_at_zytor.com)
Date: 11/11/03

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    To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Date:	11 Nov 2003 11:43:04 -0800

    Followup to: <200311111438.47868.andrew@walrond.org>
    By author: Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org>
    In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
    >
    > My preferred solution is a single sequence file as described by Adreas:
    >
    > Assuming sequence starts at 0,
    >
    > To modify the repository, +1 to sequence file contents, modify repo, +1 to
    > sequence
    >
    > To get a coherent copy,
    > do
    > seq1 = read(sequence file)
    > rsync repo
    > seq2 = read(sequence file)
    > until seq1==seq2 and !(seq1&1)
    >

    OK... this still doesn't deal with how to get mirrors to pick stuff up
    with a minimum of fuss. The "minimum of fuss" bit is *extremely*
    important... I still haven't managed to get all mirrors to use rsync.

            -hpa 

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