Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:33:58 +0100 From: Richard =?iso-8859-1?q?K=E4stner?= <richard.kaestner@ycn.com> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: mapping [process|socket|...] to Filesystem Message-ID: <200601021833.59112.richard.kaestner@ycn.com>
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Hello, hope to find some help, hints and experience here: an external device expects commands and command data, it produces result-codes and result data. Communication is done via HTTP (and working) The idea is, to allow access via Samba, which requires either implementation of Samba - VFS modules or mapping to BSD-Filesystem - pseudofs came to my mind. Currently I try (and err) with a modified version of procfs. So far I can compile, boot the new kernel, mount and access the first few primitives: 2 directories and a file (read only) Is, what I am trying: - useless / stupid - better to do with Samba VFS-module - error prone due to accessing network in "kernel-land" - can I run into troubles because of networking "problems-of-any-kind" - simply the wrong way (because something similar exists, ...) (I have to say, I know about C, I experimented with device drivers - but this is my first step into the depth of kernel programming ...) Another, more technical question: can I create dynamic directories / files using pseudofs, or do I have to re-init everything? Thanks in advance for every input! regards R.Kaestner -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Richard Kästner EDV-Beratung Woerthgasse 17 2500 Baden Austria
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