Re: [linuxdc-dev] VMU filesystem question

[David W. <dav...@ia...>]

> On Sunday 08 Dec 2002 6:10 pm, David Willmore wrote:
> > > On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 10:37:39 +0000
> 
> > Does any of this make sense to anyone?  Or did I explain it poorly?
> > (could be both.)
> 
> Sorry, but you totally lost me :-<
> 
> I think the point is that the Linux VFS knows nothing of this extra directory 
> information and so I can see no way of writing a Linux fs driver that can use 
> it. I could obviously just write a bespoke device driver or userland app that 
> hacked it all, but that is not as elegant.
> 
> Furthermore I want to be able to save any file I like on the vmu.
> 
> I think I'm just going to have to live with it.

You Linux VFS sees the files, but the filesystem driver makes them up from the 
info in the directories (the hidden pointers and such).  I'll write a better 
description when I get a moment--have to go finish makeing dinner. :)

Cheers,
David