LUFS-Python

Welcome to LUFS-Python

Introduction:

LUFS-Python adds support for implementing Linux filesystems in pure Python.

All you need to do is take the template.py script, add some class methods to implement your filesystem, save it as (say) myfs.py, then mount it with the command:

mount -t lufs none /mnt/mymountpoint -o fs=pythonfs,module=myfs,moduledir=/path/to/my/fs

Prerequisites:

Only works on Linux systems. Don't even think of asking me to provide something similar for windows
Presence of a set of header files matching your currently running kernel. Not an issue if you build your own kernels, or if your Linux distro provides an accurate set of headers for your current kernel.
The LUFS framework - build LUFS from source, against your current kernel. (If you get unresolved symbols, refer to the README file in one of the downloads below).

Downloads:

Here's a patch against the LUFS-0.9.7 code
Alternativelu, you can just download the pythonfs tarball, uncompress this into your lufs-*/filesystems directory, and add pythonfs to your build scripts

Documentation:

Refer to the README file, as well as the generous docstrings in example.py and template.py

Support:

Contact me at david at freenet dot org dot nz - please note that a challenge/response spam filter is in place
I'm mindlessly busy, so may not get around to answering your message - please don't be offended if you don't hear back from me in a reasonable time
Patches, accompanied by adequate notes, are most welcome, and I'll act on these much more quickly than on support requests