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From: Michael Thompson <michael.craig.thompson@gmail.com>
To: UZAIR LAKHANI <uzairr_bs1b@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Wrapper File System
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:14:29 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <afcef88a0602061414k6b0dba42x9e39ad876c6954ce@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060205180434.19249.qmail@web32502.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

On 2/5/06, UZAIR LAKHANI <uzairr_bs1b@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have to inquire how one can write a Wrapper file
> system (fs) i.e. a fs that has under it a complete fs
> and this wrapper fs only calls the functions of that
> actual underlying fs.

Also known as a stacked filesystem (as one is stacked on another).

eCryptfs is one such filesytem, and it is modeled off of work done by
Erez Zadok, if I can find my links to his work, I'll post them, but
you can always google him for more information.

--
Michael C. Thompson <mcthomps@us.ibm.com>
Software-Engineer, IBM LTC Security

      parent reply	other threads:[~2006-02-06 22:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-05 18:04 Wrapper File System UZAIR LAKHANI
2006-02-05 18:26 ` Avishay Traeger
2006-02-06 22:14 ` Michael Thompson [this message]

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