Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-27 Thread Leandro Dorileo
Hi Simon On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Simon wrote: > Actually, since we're all newbies around here and if one of you had > been following the thread in search for some good info...  here is the > page that made me decide over inotify, the simplicity of coding with > it is very clear on that

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-24 Thread Simon
Actually, since we're all newbies around here and if one of you had been following the thread in search for some good info... here is the page that made me decide over inotify, the simplicity of coding with it is very clear on that page: This is for kernel 2.6.x, not sure of any changes for newer

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-24 Thread Simon
Conclusion after reading a bit of everything, inotify is what I have chosen to work with. It looks very simple and does exactly what i need. Then from there i'll decide what i do next. If i wish to modify how the files are handled i would probably work something on vfs but this would really be f

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-17 Thread Greg Freemyer
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Simon wrote: > 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 Santo

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-17 Thread Simon
Thanks! I'll check this inotify for sure, and i was effectively interested in taking what was already there, i don't plan on re-inventing a high-tech wheel with my noob skills! On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Leandro Dorileo wrote: > Hi Simon > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Simon wrote:

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-17 Thread Simon
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 wrote: > Hi... > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 PM, S

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-16 Thread Mulyadi Santosa
Hi... On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Simon 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 ker

Re: [very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-16 Thread Leandro Dorileo
Hi Simon On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Simon wrote: > Hi there,  (few paragraphs of introductory blabla, precise question at > the bottom!) >  I'm a c/c++ programmer but never done anything with the kernel > (except config and compile!)...  but I have been thinking about a few > things and I'

[very noob] Experimenting with the virtual FS

2009-04-16 Thread Simon
Hi there, (few paragraphs of introductory blabla, precise question at the bottom!) I'm a c/c++ programmer but never done anything with the kernel (except config and compile!)... but I have been thinking about a few things and I'm sure they may not help the world very much but might still be int