[OpenAFS] Windows AFS Client implemented as a Kernel mode or User mode driver?

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:13:23 -0500

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    Nick:<br>
    <br>
    My point is that regardless of whether it is implemented entirely in
    userland or kernel you can't virtualize a file system.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 Prior to
    1.7, OpenAFS was implemented as a userland only service and a
    network provider module that is loaded into all applications that
    piggybacked upon loopback network adapter driver and the Microsoft
    SMB redirector file system driver.=C2=A0 In 1.7 OpenAFS replaces the
    loopback adapter driver and the SMB redirector file system driver
    with its own redirector file system driver.=C2=A0=C2=A0 You can't vir=
tualize
    parts of a file system and not do the entire thing.<br>
    <br>
    What would be an interesting direction would be executing ThinApp
    packages out of AFS on student desktop images so you don't have to
    deploy the packages everywhere.<br>
    <br>
    Jeffrey Altman<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 11/29/2011 5:58 PM, Valentine, Nick wrote:
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cite=3D"mid:A8ED1E8A40C67346BD271E4CBFA8E0700E7A718DFD@adm01.njitdm.campu=
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      <pre wrap=3D"">Jeffrey,

I only ask because if AFS Client 1.7 is implemented as a Kernel based dri=
ver, I cannot virtualize it.

Then  I can cross it off my NJIT List of Applications to Virtualize which=
 was created by OpenAFS users/admins at NJIT.

If it is implemented as a user based driver, I can probably virtualize pa=
rts of it so that it can access AFS.

Does it make sense to do so? Most probably not.

Do I use the product? No, but I have to support deployment onto student d=
esktop images so my customers can access their files on AFS Repositories.=

Thank you for the fast response.
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Nick Valentine
Telecommunications &amp; Networks
New Jersey Institute of Technology
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:nvalenti@adm.njit.ed=
u">nvalenti@adm.njit.edu</a>
Phone 973-596-5874
Fax 973-596-6427
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