ZenFS Backends and Emulation of Linux

Caution

This is still being developed. Most APIs will likely change a lot or have not been implemented yet.

This package serves as a best-effort emulation of Linux-specific behavior for ZenFS.

Kernel modules

The foundational part of @zenfs/linux is it's kernel module API.

Modules are loaded with init and unloaded with dispose. Unlike Linux, both are async, since a module may need to do something asynchronous before it is ready. While init runs, the module is in the init state (Linux calls this COMING).

import { Module } from '@zenfs/linux';

const mod = new Module({
	name: 'example',
	version: '1.0.0',
	license: 'GPL',
	params: {
		debug: { value: false, changed: value => console.log('debug is now', value) },
	},
	init() {
		if (this.param('debug')) console.log('loading');
	},
	exit() {
		// clean up
	},
});

await mod.init();

await mod.dispose();

Modules can depend on each other using their use method, which takes a reference on the target and adds a link in its holders directory. A module that is still referenced can't be unloaded without forcing, which taints it with F.

Filesystems

The following filesystems are (will be) provided:

• sysfs (/sys)
• debugfs (/sys/kernel/debug)
• configfs (/sys/kernel/config)
• procfs (/proc)
• devtmpfs (/dev)