Re: Pointers for understanding vfs/buffer/filesystem architecture

From: yf-263 (yfyoufeng_at_263.net)
Date: 08/01/05

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    To: Ryan Sommers <ryans@gamersimpact.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:51:59 +0800

    在 2005-07-30六的 09:34 -0500，Ryan Sommers写道：
    > Eric Anderson wrote:
    > > I've very interested in learning about FreeBSD's implementation of
    > > vfs/buffer cache/fs archicture. I've read through mckusick@'s chapter
    > > in the Design and Implmentation of FreeBSD book, and I've read the UNIX
    > > Filesystems book cover to cover.
    > >
    > > What I'd like to see/read/understand, is how FreeBSD in particular is
    > > put together in this regard, and then I'd like to go about writing a
    > > very very simple filesystem as a learning excercise.
    > >
    > > Can anyone give me some pointers? Would anyone be willing to guide me
    > > along in my quest by answering questions (off list if preferred, or on
    > > list), etc?
    > >
    > > Thanks in advance for the hints/input!
    > > Eric
    > >
    > >
    >
    > Best place would be the source code itself. I think the nullfs
    > implementation would be a good place (src/sys/fs/nullfs). I thought I
    > also remembered some little article on writing an FS for freebsd,
    > finding it is eluding me though.

    I'm also doing the same work. Now I'm working on port our data access
    library into the FreeBSD kernel space as a vnode hooks. Hope we can help
    each others :)

    > 

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