Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals: Virtual Filesystem (VFS)Next Previous Contents 3. Virtual Filesystem (VFS) 3.1 Inode Caches and Interaction with Dcache In order to support multiple filesystems, Linux contains a special kernel interface level called VFS (Virtual Filesystem Switch). This is similar to the vnode/vfs interface found in SVR4 derivatives (originally it came from BSD and Sun original implementations). Linux inode cache is implemented in a sin
