Re: VFS design question

[H. Peter Anvin]

Tobias Pflug wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> A note in front: I realize that my question is rather broad and a bit
> vague, sorry for that :)
> 
> The VFS is a great solution to transparently operate on different file
> systems by designating an interface for file systems that separates 
> file system specific code from higher levels. 
> 
> Doesn't however this very feature also represent a limiting factor in
> some way? Surely you can map pretty much anything to the Common File
> System model, but is or has the VFS interface design been limiting
> in any way in contemporary file system design ? 
> 

Why does this sound like "do my homework for me"?

	-hpa
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