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 implementatio= n=20 of Samba - VFS modules or mapping to BSD-Filesystem - pseudofs came to my=20 mind. Currently I try (and err) with a modified version of procfs.=20 So far I can compile, boot the new kernel, mount and access the first few = =20 primitives: 2 directories and a file (read only) Is, what I am trying: =2D useless / stupid =2D better to do with Samba VFS-module =2D error prone due to accessing network in "kernel-land" =2D can I run into troubles because of networking "problems-of-any-kind" =2D simply the wrong way (because something similar exists, ...) (I have to say, I know about C, I experimented with device drivers - but th= is=20 is my first step into the depth of kernel programming ...) Another, more technical question:=20 can I create dynamic directories / files using pseudofs, or do I have to=20 re-init everything? Thanks in advance for every input! regards R.Kaestner =2D-=20 Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen Richard K=E4stner EDV-Beratung Woerthgasse 17 2500 Baden Austria
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