On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Roger Irwin wrote:
> > There ought to be a way to create things that look like file systems but
> > access different 'trees' of information. One example is a file system that
> > accesses via ftp files on other machines -- i.e. /ftp/metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/...
> > is what you would expect. Another example would be an SNMP file system. I.E.
> > /snmp/hostname/iso/(whatever)/sysDescr.0 returns the system descr string.
> >
>
> Sounds a bit like /dev/proc, so why not do it with kernel modules?
This is what "userfs" is about.... It allows you to write userland
filesystems. I believe there's a FTP filesystem out there.
However, if you require maximum performance, a kernel module would be more
efficient (and run a greater risc or screwing up your system... ;)
Vidar Hokstad
