Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752231AbYKWXDL (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:03:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750862AbYKWXC5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:02:57 -0500 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:53042 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750818AbYKWXC4 (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:02:56 -0500 Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:03:06 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: weigelt@metux.de Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: scanner interface proposal was: [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning (fwd) Message-ID: <20081123230306.48bc0274@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20081123223753.GA16424@nibiru.local> References: <20081123223753.GA16424@nibiru.local> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.12; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 412 Lines: 14 > Fine. Why not just putting this into a userland filesystem ? 1. Performance 2. Networked file systems 3. Ioctls and probably a few others in the thread too. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/