Layered Filesystems (was Re: [plug] AutoFS and Windows Shares)

[Trevor Phillips]

On Wednesday 13 August 2003 17:33, James Devenish wrote:
> 
> At least on face value, that sounds a bit like mount_cd9660 +
> mount_union on BSD + mount_tcfs on OpenBSD. Maybe someone has
> written a filesystem kernel module for mount_union on Linux
> already (note: "filesystem kernel module" is just a string of
> words I put together -- maybe it is not the correct term for
> how Linux users would refer to filesystem support)?

It's not a new concept, but it seems to never make it out of the prototype 
stage, and into the "widely used and well maintained" stage.
eg;
   http://www.almesberger.net/epfl/ifs.html

With the latest userland filesystem stuff (such as fuse), it shouldn't be too 
hard (says one with little technical knowledge or experience of low-level 
FS's ^_^), albeit not necessarily efficient.

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