Re: [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm article.rst

[hemppah]

Quoting Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>:

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> Changes by:   Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>      03/01/25 12:51:34
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>  2. Block storage
>  ================
> +
> +In our system, Storm (for *storage module*), all data is stored
> +in *blocks*, byte sequences identified by a
> +cryptographic hash. Blocks often have a similar granularity
> +as files, but they are immutable, since any change to the
> +byte sequence would change the hash (and thus create a different block).


Hmm, perhaps we should make a reference to CFS/PAST in this specific part: If
these system somehow differs, we should explain how. If not, tell that 'they are
very similar etc'.

Btw, how Storm blocks are shared among computers ? Is it more like CFS or
PAST(CFS: files are splitted to blocks (merkle-style), PAST: share whole files)
? Or is Storm more like decentralized index, which has 'pointer references' to
blocks: find computer which points to another computer, which hosts the actual
block ( first block would be a dummy block, e.g. record of hash and ip 
address.) ?

-Hermanni


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