RUMP_KERNFS(8)

NAME
rump_kernfs - mount a kernfs fictional fs with a userspace server

SYNOPSIS
file-system PUFFS
pseudo-device putter

rump_kernfs [options] kernfs mountpoint

DESCRIPTION
NOTE! This manual page describes features specific to the rump(3) file server. Please see mount_kernfs(8) for a full description of the available command line options.

The rump_kernfs utility can be used to mount kernfs file systems. It uses rump(3) and p2k(3) to facilitate running the file system as a server in userspace. As opposed to mount_kernfs(8), rump_kernfs does not use file system code within the kernel and therefore does not require kernel support except puffs(4). Apart from a minor speed penalty there is no downside with respect to in-kernel code.

To use rump_kernfs via mount(8), the flags -o rump and -t kernfs should be given. Similarly, rump_kernfs is used instead of mount_kernfs(8) if “rump” is added to the options field of fstab(5).

SEE ALSO
p2k(3), puffs(3), rump(3), mount_kernfs(8)

HISTORY
The rump_kernfs utility first appeared in NetBSD 6.0.