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2Filesystems in the Linux kernel
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5This under-development manual will, some glorious day, provide
6comprehensive information on how the Linux virtual filesystem (VFS) layer
7works, along with the filesystems that sit below it.  For now, what we have
8can be found below.
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10Core VFS documentation
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13See these manuals for documentation about the VFS layer itself and how its
14algorithms work.
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16.. toctree::
17   :maxdepth: 2
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19   path-lookup.rst
20   api-summary
21   splice
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23Filesystem support layers
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26Documentation for the support code within the filesystem layer for use in
27filesystem implementations.
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29.. toctree::
30   :maxdepth: 2
31
32   journalling
33   fscrypt
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35Filesystem-specific documentation
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38Documentation for individual filesystem types can be found here.
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40.. toctree::
41   :maxdepth: 2
42
43   binderfs.rst
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