Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Documentation on dcache (dentry) interface?, umsdos | From | Zlatko Calusic <> | Date | 06 Aug 1998 12:44:24 +0200 |
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mnalis@public.srce.hr (Matija Nalis) writes:
> In mail.linux.kernel, you wrote: > > If there is a tutorial, specification or any detailed > >documentation on the Linux 2.1 dcache system, I would appreciate a > >pointer to it. I am thinking of taking a wack at getting umsdos > >working under 2.1. Also, if anybody is already working on getting > >umsdos to work under 2.1, I would appreciate knowing that too, so that > >I can avoid duplication of effort. > > Yes, I'm working on it for some time now. It's been long since last > official patch (2.1.102), but it is under major rewrite now (all internal > messaging via inodes is being converted to dentries, not only external > interface). It should make those inode->i_count wraps and jump pretty > visible, and with those eliminated, there should go hardlinks and > rename/move stuff, making it almost usable for beta-testing. > > If you're interested, I'd be very grateful in any help you can provide. I > can send you latest sources (that are currently in somewhat worse condition > than 2.1.102, but it is to be changed soon), and answer any umsdos (or VFS) > related question that might help you. I still don't grasp some of the dentry > points, but most of it is clear. Nice reading material is VFS.txt from > Richard Gooch (If you don't have it, I can dig URL out from somewhere) >
Latest version is included in the kernel source tree (at least in 2.1.114) as Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt.
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