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Re: Variant symlink filesystem

From Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: Variant symlink filesystem
Date 2016-03-11 21:10 +0100
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On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Cole <cole@opteqint.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have written a Variant Symlink Filesystem for linux, currently
> implemented as a kernel module:
> https://github.com/onslauth/varsymfs
> The code was written for the 3.x kernel.
>
> I would like to try to get this included into the linux kernel, and am
> willing to hand over all copyright and change the license as needed.
> As such, I would like to know what I can do to try to make this
> happen.
>
> If the code quality or standards are not up to par with those of the
> linux kernel, or code needs to change due to newer changes introduced
> into the kernel, please let me know and I will endeavour to make the
> necessary changes.
>
> Please can you also cc me in any replies, as I am not currently
> subscribed to the list.

Why does this need to be a kernel filesystem and not a filesystem in
userspace (FUSE)?
Especially as you are dealing with environment variables which are
owned and controlled
by userspace.

-- 
Thanks,
//richard

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Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 17:30 +0100
  Re: Variant symlink filesystem "Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 17:50 +0100
  Re: Variant symlink filesystem Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 21:10 +0100
    Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 21:20 +0100
      Re: Variant symlink filesystem Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> - 2016-03-11 21:20 +0100
        Re: Variant symlink filesystem Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> - 2016-03-11 21:30 +0100
          Re: Variant symlink filesystem "Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 21:40 +0100
            Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 22:00 +0100
              Re: Variant symlink filesystem Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> - 2016-03-11 23:00 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 23:10 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> - 2016-03-11 23:30 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 23:40 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem David Lang <david@lang.hm> - 2016-03-11 23:50 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-12 00:00 +0100
                Re: Variant symlink filesystem David Lang <david@lang.hm> - 2016-03-11 23:50 +0100
          Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 21:40 +0100
            Re: Variant symlink filesystem Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> - 2016-03-11 21:40 +0100
            Re: Variant symlink filesystem David Lang <david@lang.hm> - 2016-03-11 23:40 +0100
        Re: Variant symlink filesystem Cole <cole@opteqint.net> - 2016-03-11 21:30 +0100

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