Re: -mm -> 2.6.13 merge status (fuse)

Andrew Morton
2005-06-22T09:50:14Z

Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu> wrote:
>
> > > We could. But that would again be overly restrictive. The goal is to
> > > make the use of FUSE filesystems for users as simple as possible. If
> > > the user has to manage multiple namespaces, each with it's own
> > > restrictions, it's becoming a very un-user-friendly environment.
> >
> > I'd have thought that it would be possible to offer the same user interface
> > as you currently have with private namespaces. Hide any complexity in the
> > userspace tools? Where's the problem?
>
> Sorry, I don't get it.

I'm asking you to expand on what the problems would be if we were to
enhance the namespace code as suggested. What's the "very un-user-friendly
environment", and why cannot it be made more friendly with appropriate
support tools?