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diff --git a/doc/mainpage.dox b/doc/mainpage.dox index dc64868..36ba3bc 100644 --- a/doc/mainpage.dox +++ b/doc/mainpage.dox @@ -35,5 +35,20 @@ href="files.html">examples</a> directory. A good starting point are hello.c (for the high-level API) and hello_ll.c (for the low-level API). +## FUSE internals ## + +The authoritative source of information about libfuse internals +(including the protocol used for communication with the FUSE kernel +module) is the source code. + +However, some people have kindly documented different aspects of FUSE +in a more beginner friendly way. While this information is +increasingly out of date, it still provides a good overview: + +- Bharat Vangoor et al have included an overview of the FUSE internals + in a <a href="fast17-vangoor.pdf">paper evaluating FUSE performance</a>. + +- Some documentation of the kernel-userspace protocol is available on + the <a href="https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/wiki/">libfuse wiki</a>. */ |