hi, why does the kernel register sock_fs_type file system while doing a network initialization ?. and i want to know if kernel internally has sperate file systems ?. can some one explain about the functions "register_filesystem" and "kern_mount" thanks vamsi -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 1.2 GCS d+ H- s g+++ !p !au a21 w-- v--- C++ U+++ P++ L+++ !3 N-- E- W M- !VMS po+++ t-- !5 !j R- G? !tv b++++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/