Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:01:35 -0600 (MDT) From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: diparfitt@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FS impl. Message-ID: <20050506.140135.85403237.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <3c220db005050612561d05cefa@mail.gmail.com> References: <3c220db005050612561d05cefa@mail.gmail.com>
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> I have been trying to write my own UFS-like filesystem > implementation for fun. I had read somewhere that UFS was developed in > user space (correct me if I'm wrong on that one) and then moved over > to kernel-space. I was wondering if there are any existing facilities > in the kernel source tree that would allow me to develop an fs in user > space easily or with a little tweaking? As of right now, I have to > develop, compile, panic, reboot, debug etc. which is frustrating and > time consuming. Maybe you are thinking of NFS :-). You can use the same hooks that amd and similar programs to implement your code in userland. Warner
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