To: tj@kernel.org
CC: fuse-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, miklos@szeredi.hu, greg@kroah.com,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-reply-to: <1219945263-21074-1-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org> (message from
	Tejun Heo on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:40:56 +0900)
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] FUSE: extend FUSE to support more operations
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From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:20:02 +0200
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Tejun Heo wrote:
> This patchset extends FUSE such that it supports more file operations
> and is consisted of the following seven patches.
> 
>   0001-FUSE-add-include-protectors.patch
>   0002-FUSE-pass-nonblock-flag-to-client.patch
>   0003-FUSE-implement-nonseekable-open.patch
>   0004-FUSE-implement-direct-lseek-support.patch
>   0005-FUSE-implement-ioctl-support.patch
>   0006-FUSE-implement-unsolicited-notification.patch
>   0007-FUSE-implement-poll-support.patch
> 
> The added features will be used primarily for CUSE but can be used by
> any FUSE client.  Accompanying libfuse updates will be posted
> separately.

Guessing that CUSE stands for "Character Devices in Userspace"?

Is there a description of this?  It's for sound device emulation,
right?

What is direct-lseek for?  It doesn't sound like a feature needed by
char devices.

Thanks,
Miklos
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