Super suggestions there! I've heard of some of these and showed interest (namely in fuse) in the past... I'll try read on all of these and pick the best of what they can offer! thanks a lot! On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi... > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Simon <turner25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> My question is: if i read on VFS, is this the correct keyword for >> what I intend to do? Is there anything else that is closely related >> that I would need to read? (i mean specific to my project, i already >> have links to more general kernel dev). And is there any such kind of >> project that I could look into, reuse and extend possibly? > > Things you can check besides inotify: > - FUSE (filesystem on user space) > - kprobe ( to intercept certain kernel function and do something about it) > - device mapper.... to create a layer just above the device layer. > software RAID, for example, is built upon device mapper. > > regards, > > Mulyadi. > -- When Earth was the only inhabited planet in the Galaxy, it was a primitive place, militarily speaking. The only weapon they had ever invented worth mentioning was a crude and inefficient nuclear-reaction bomb for which they had not even developed the logical defense. - Asimov -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
