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DATE | 2016-07-10 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout-NYLXS] Fwd: Re: Is there any good literature explaining
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FYI because it lists a few good resources I wasn't aware of.
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Is there any good literature explaining Linux's file system ? Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:36:20 +0300 From: Rami Rosen To: Yubin Ruan CC: kernelnewbies
Hi, Ruan,
AFAIK, there is no book which is dedicated to the Linux kernel implementation of Linux filesystems.
In "Understanding the Linux Kernel, 3rd Edition" By Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati rhere is one chapter (chapter 18) of about 40 pages about the implementation of Ext2 and Ext3. Please keep in mind that ext3 was removed: https://lwn.net/Articles/651645/
There is also a chapter about Virtual File System (VFS), even though you did not asked about it. I believe that learning about VFS is important in ordet to understand how particular filesystems like ext2/ext3/btrfs work.
See:http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596005658.do
Also in "Professional Linux Kernel Architecture" by Wolfgang Mauerer, Wiley Publishing, Inc., there is a chapter about the "The Extended Filesystem Family" (chapter 9), and also a chapter about VFS (Chapter 8).
here is also a book titled "Linux Filesystems Paperback" by William Von Hagen. I did not read it. However, it is really old (2002!); 14 years are significant in Linux development.
Good luck!
Regards, Rami Rosen http://ramirose.wix.com/ramirosen
On 10 July 2016 at 15:23, Yubin Ruan wrote: > Hi everybody, > I'm really curious about whether there is any literature that > describe Linux's file systems(e.g. ext2{3,4}, btrfs) deeply? > I can't find much literature about Linux's filesystem. I have read > some papers about Unix's file system. For example, **A Fast File System > for UNIX**, which explain things in detail(though not so informative for > me). I also read **Design and Implementation of the Second Extend > Filesystem** by Remy, Theodore, et al. But those papers and blogs can't > make thing clear for me, because there are so many things that they have > not explained. > I wonder is there any book that explain one of the Linux > filesystem(design, implementation) in detail, like what Mal Gorman > explain about Linux Memory Management in his books **Understand The > Linux Memory Manager** and **Code Commentary On The Linux Virtual Memory > Manager** ? > > Thanks in advance, > Ruan. > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies-at-kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
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