Request: lowlevel version of your fs.

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hello,

your fs is using the highlevel interface of FUSE.
Is it possible to make a lowlevel version of your fs??

Stef

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Stef...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2010 at 2:48

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Not sure... I haven't looked into that idea, and there are no current plans for 
it. 

Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll investigate when time permits.

Original comment by archie.c...@gmail.com on 19 Dec 2010 at 7:14

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Well, the benefits of a lowlevel version are maybe efficiency.
The highlevel interface is easier to program, but does a lot of things "behind 
the scenes" which might be not necessary for your fs. I do not know enough 
about s3backer it's really worth the effort.

If you intend to use the lowlevel version, you can get some examples. I've got 
some lowlevel fs's. Right now I'm "porting" ccdfs (also using the highlevel 
interface) to make it use the lowlevel one. My goal is to use that as a plugin 
into my 
workspace fs, which offers a complete environment to the user.
See:

http://linux.bononline.nl/wiki/index.php/Changes_and_issues

It's simular to Gnome VFS, only accessible with any app, and it's possible to
create a GoboLinux like environment. I'm also interested in building a lowlevel 
version of Goofs, a FUSE fs to access Google Docs.

But as I understand, a user cannot use s3backer directly? It's like a partition 
on an USB disk, first mount it using a filesystem like ext2/3/4.

I do not have a credit card, I would like to try it. Is it still possible to 
use this  (and not the demo I mean)?

Stef Bon

Original comment by Stef...@gmail.com on 19 Dec 2010 at 9:51

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Performance is not really an issue with s3backer, because the network I/O 
limitations so dominate the equation. So I'm not sure what advantage a 
low-level interface would give.

> But as I understand, a user cannot use s3backer directly?
> It's like a partition on an USB disk, first mount it using
> a filesystem like ext2/3/4.

Correct.

> I do not have a credit card, I would like to try it.
> Is it still possible to use this  (and not the demo I mean)?

You need an Amazon web services account. If a credit card is the only way to 
get that then I guess you have to have a credit card.

Original comment by archie.c...@gmail.com on 20 Dec 2010 at 6:16

[GoogleCodeExporter]

It doesn't appear that there is sufficient need or available time to implement 
this.

Resolving as WON'T FIX.

Original comment by archie.c...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2013 at 4:19

• Changed state: WontFix