On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 05:22:24PM -0500, Mahadev Satyanarayanan wrote:
> "Ask and thou shalt receive" :-)
> 
> We have been working on a FUSE-based mechanism for Coda, and should
> have a release in the near future.  There is a noticeable performance cost
> relative to using a kernel module, so I see the kernel module as continuing
> to be very valuable well into the future.   That said, having FUSE as a way
> to get going quickly on a platform if you don't have a kernel module is valuable.
> Jan can give more details on the implementation and comment on when
> a release might be available.  Maybe in time for Santa's visit :-)

Great news,

thanks for the information Satya!

Even with a performance hit, a portable alternative is very good to have.

> > > Frankly I doubt whether FUSE would make a big difference.

Hope I am wrong on this point.

Rune