Basic priciples
1. Introduction
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Linux has the ability to support several file systems
concurrently
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one of the most important features of Linux, 1
-- makes it very flexible and well able to coexist with many other operating
systems.
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Today, Linux supports at least 15 file systems:
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ext2
linux standard
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minix
commonly used for Unix diskettes
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msdos
DOS partitions or diskettes
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iso9660 CD-ROM
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proc
process administration
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vfat
DOS partitions with Windows95 file system
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others:
ext, xia, umsdos, smb, ncp, sysv, hpfs, affs , ufs.
( no doubt, over time more will be added. )
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How to implement it?
-- Virtual File System Switch(VFS)
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