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Anatomy of the Linux file system
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 01:00
When it comes to file systems, Linux® is the Swiss Army knife of operating systems. Linux supports a large number of file systems, from journaling to clustering to cryptographic. Linux is a wonderful platform for using standard and more exotic file systems and also for developing file systems. This article explores the virtual file system (VFS)-sometimes called the virtual filesystem switch-in the Linux kernel and then reviews some of the major structures that tie file systems together.
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