Re: [PATCH] struct super_block cleanup - msdos/vfat

From: Denis Vlasenko (vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua)
Date: Fri Mar 15 2002 - 09:40:24 EST

On 13 March 2002 22:35, Alexander Viro wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > Seperates msdos_sb_info from struct super_block for msdos and vfat.
> > Umsdos is terminally broken and is not included.
>
> We have everything needed to fix^Wrewrite umsdos and I hope to do that
> this week. Main idea of the rewrite: turn it into proper layered
> filesystem (i.e. let the underlying layer have its own superblock,
> inodes, etc.)...

Does this mean umsdos can be layered atop of wider range of filesystems than
just msdos? That would be cool.

Also, would it be possible to mount both underlying msdos fs and umsdos fs
layered on top of it at the same time (on different mountpoints)? 

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vda
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