You likely are right in this division of features to user and kernel
space.
>
> That is, the kernel is asked to open a file as directory or whatever,
> and just like the hacks to cd into a tar file, the kernel invokes a
> user-space solution to create & cache the fake files.
>
> I suggest there are a lot of things that could be done by extending the
> userfs approach to try dynamically allocating mount points. Kernel
> support could be very simple.
>
> - Treating an archive file as a directory (podfuk?)
Non sequitur: reiserfs is more compact than tar for small files..., but
not more compact than gzip, we'll work on it...
> - Viewing a structured storage directory as a flat file
> - URL access (http, ftp)
>
> > All of these features are valuable in and of themselves. Together they
> > collectively eliminate all need for structured storage. Jeremy
> > Allison's needs for emulating W2k are a good test of whether that goal
> > has been reached, and so I use his needs as one test.
> >
> > Hans
> >
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