From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262050AbTEHTgA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 May 2003 15:36:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262056AbTEHTgA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 May 2003 15:36:00 -0400 Received: from phoenix.mvhi.com ([195.224.96.167]:14856 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262050AbTEHTfw (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 May 2003 15:35:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:48:26 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Cc: Christoph Hellwig , linux-kernel Subject: Re: The disappearing sys_call_table export. Message-ID: <20030508204826.A21216@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>, linux-kernel References: <200305081546_MC3-1-3809-363D@compuserve.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200305081546_MC3-1-3809-363D@compuserve.com>; from 76306.1226@compuserve.com on Thu, May 08, 2003 at 03:43:37PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 03:43:37PM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > > you can write a stackable filesystem on linux, too and intercept any > > I/O request. You just have to do it through a sane interface, mount > > and not by patching the syscall table - which you can do under > > windows either. (at least not as part of the public API). > > So when I register my filesystem, can I indicate that I want to be > layered over top of the ext3 driver Yes. > and get control anytime someone > mounts an ext3 fileystem, no.