Re: [zfs-discuss] Proposal: user-defined properties

2006-08-21 Thread Eric Schrock
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 12:21:44PM +0200, Roch wrote: > > We might need something to 'destroy' those properties, locally and > recursively ? This is what this piece of text is for: "Inheriting a property which is not set in any parent is equivalent to clearing the property, as there is no defaul

Re: [zfs-discuss] Proposal: user-defined properties

2006-08-21 Thread Roch
Eric Schrock writes: > Following up on a string of related proposals, here is another draft > proposal for user-defined properties. As usual, all feedback and > comments are welcome. > > The prototype is finished, and I would expect the code to be integrated > sometime within the next mon

Re: [zfs-discuss] Proposal: user-defined properties

2006-08-18 Thread Eric Schrock
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:36:20AM +0200, Constantin Gonzalez Schmitz wrote: > > the example suggests that properties may be case-insensitive. Is that the case > (sorry for the pun)? If so, that should be noted in the user defined property > definition just for clarity. > Good point. The proper

Re: [zfs-discuss] Proposal: user-defined properties

2006-08-18 Thread Constantin Gonzalez Schmitz
Hi Eric, this is a great proposal and I'm sure this is going to help administrators a lot. One small question below: > Any property which contains a colon (':') is defined as a 'user > property'. The name can contain alphanumeric characters, plus the > following special characters: ':', '-', '.

[zfs-discuss] Proposal: user-defined properties

2006-08-17 Thread Eric Schrock
Following up on a string of related proposals, here is another draft proposal for user-defined properties. As usual, all feedback and comments are welcome. The prototype is finished, and I would expect the code to be integrated sometime within the next month. - Eric INTRODUCTION ZFS currently