A quick search turns up that this is going into 2.5... Is this correct? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zwane Mwaikambo" <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz> To: "John Tyner" <jtyner@cs.ucr.edu> Cc: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:52 AM Subject: Re: idea for fs driver > On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, John Tyner wrote: > > > I have kind of a crazy idea for a filesystem driver and I would like some > > input on its feasability, usefulness, whether I'd be reinventing the > > wheel, etc. > > > > I'm having some issues with read-only filesystems, and I was thinking that > > it would be nice to be able to change that filesystem on the fly by > > adding/removing/editing a few files and having the kernel keep track of > > these changes in memory... kind of a ramfs overlayed on top of the > > read-only filesystem. > > > > Is this even possible? Is it a good/bad/neither idea? Where would I start? > > I think you're thinking of union mounts. > > Cheers, > Zwane Mwaikambo > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
