= Refactor the filesystem infrastructure =

=  Some ideas  =


Please ask on the list about this topic. Some of this work has been completed.

 *  Optional: RTEMS might also remove ".." and "." from the path, as well as extra "/"?
 *  This mechanism also removes the implementation of the mount and unmount calls in each filesystem, which further reduces the complexity of writing a new filesystem. These calls are sometimes left over for years, e.g. in the MSDOS filesystem, so this is a real issue.
 *  The [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fuse/ FUSE API] is a good example.
 *  Support clean unmounting of filesystems (i.e. check if files are in use, and deny the unmount)
 *  Support forced unmounting of filesystems attached to a "dead" I/O device (e.g. an USB stick that was removed without being unmounted before)