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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!news.ksu.ksu.edu!news.mid.net!newsfeeder.gi.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!peer-news.britain.eu.net!newsfeed.ed.ac.uk!dcs.ed.ac.uk!not-for-mail From: st@epcc.ed.ac.uk (Scott Telford) Subject: Re: Which filesystems to support? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: amber.epcc.ed.ac.uk Message-ID: <Dn8F6A.5qn.0.staffin.dcs.ed.ac.uk@dcs.ed.ac.uk> Sender: cnews@dcs.ed.ac.uk (UseNet News Admin) Organization: Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK. X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] References: <62v4Qy2Zo$B@rimki.toppoint.de> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 14:06:07 GMT Lines: 22 In article <62v4Qy2Zo$B@rimki.toppoint.de>, Christoph Rimek (chrimek@rimki.toppoint.de) wrote: > Who can explain to me some of the filesystems, and which of them > should I define the kernel to know and support? > > Currently I use ffs, nfs, msdosfs (for the floppies) and cd9660. > > There are other fs that I would like to know more about, these are > the PROCFS, the KERNFS and the FDESC. What are the advantages and > drawbacks of these three filesystems ? > > What do I need the FDESC for, does the kernel absolutely need the > KERNFS, under which circumstances should I use the PROCFS ? The main source of documentation for NetBSD filesystems are the mount_*(8) manual pages (mount_fdesc, mount_procfs etc.). -- Scott Telford, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, <s.telford@ed.ac.uk> University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK.(+44 131 650 5978) "Is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?" "What's the difference?" (Snow Crash)