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diff --git a/sys-fs/redirfs/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/redirfs/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..32e583418ae --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-fs/redirfs/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> +<maintainer> + <email>bicatali@gentoo.org</email> +</maintainer> +<longdescription lang='en'> + The RedirFS or redirecting file system is a layer between + virtual file system switch (VFS) and file system drivers. It is + implemented as an out-of-kernel module for Linux and it provides + framework allowing modification of file system calls in the VFS + layer. The RedirFS by itself does not provide any additional + functionality and if it is loaded into the Linux kernel, it just + occupies some memory space and it does practically nothing. The + RedirFS is intended to be used by so-called filters. Filter is a + linux kernel module (LKM) that uses the RedirFS framework. Each + filter can add some useful functionality to the existing file + systems like transparent compression, transparent encryption, + merging contents of several directories into one, allowing writing + to a read-only media and others. +</longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |