Configfs
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Configfs is a RAM
-based virtual file system
provided by the 2.6 Linux kernel
. Configfs appears similar to sysfs
but they are in fact different and complementary. Configfs is for creating, managing and destroying kernel objects from user-space, and sysfs
for viewing and manipulating objects from user-space which are created and destroyed by kernel space . It is typically mounted at
Random-access memory
Random access memory is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time. Strictly speaking, modern types of DRAM are therefore not random access, as data is read in...
-based virtual file system
Virtual file system
A virtual file system or virtual filesystem switch is an abstraction layer on top of a more concrete file system. The purpose of a VFS is to allow client applications to access different types of concrete file systems in a uniform way...
provided by the 2.6 Linux kernel
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....
. Configfs appears similar to sysfs
Sysfs
Sysfs is a virtual file system provided by Linux 2.6. Sysfs exports information about devices and drivers from the kernel device model to user space, and is also used for configuration...
but they are in fact different and complementary. Configfs is for creating, managing and destroying kernel objects from user-space, and sysfs
Sysfs
Sysfs is a virtual file system provided by Linux 2.6. Sysfs exports information about devices and drivers from the kernel device model to user space, and is also used for configuration...
for viewing and manipulating objects from user-space which are created and destroyed by kernel space . It is typically mounted at
/config.See also
- sysfsSysfsSysfs is a virtual file system provided by Linux 2.6. Sysfs exports information about devices and drivers from the kernel device model to user space, and is also used for configuration...
, tmpfsTMPFStmpfs is a common name for a temporary file storage facility on many Unix-like operating systems. It is intended to appear as a mounted file system, but stored in volatile memory instead of a persistent storage device... - sysctlSysctlSysctl is an interface for examining and dynamically changing parameters in the BSD and Linux operating systems. The implementation mechanism in these two systems is very different....
, alternative way of exporting configuration used in BSD systems