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SubjectRe: "Union" FS and IFS
On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Scott Smyth wrote:
> > I have been working on getting IFS in the 2.0.x kernel. However,
> > recently I was pointed toward a reference to the "Union" FS, which
> > I can only guess is IFS in user space. Does anyone know who was
> > working on this or is working know?

FYI, Union FS is a concept from bsd of a few years ago. This was (if I
remember correctly) a kernel implementation which let you overlay local
storage on top of some other file system. (e.g. from a cdrom or an nfs
server).

If you want to study it, I'd suggest pulling up bsd docs.

--
Raul

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