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FSS(4)                  NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual                 FSS(4)


NAME

     fss -- file system snapshot device


SYNOPSIS

     pseudo-device fss 4


DESCRIPTION

     The fss driver provides a read-only interface to the snapshot of a cur-
     rently mounted file system.  Reading from a fss device gives the view of
     the file system when the snapshot was taken.  It can be configured via
     ioctl(2).


IOCTLS

     The ioctl(2) command codes below are defined in <sys/dev/fssvar.h>.

     The (third) argument to ioctl(2) should be a pointer to the type indi-
     cated.

     FSSIOCSET(struct fss_set)
               Configures a fss device.

                     struct fss_set {
                             char *fss_mount;
                             char *fss_bstore;
                             blksize_t fss_csize;
                     };

               The struct element fss_mount is the mount point of the file
               system.  The struct element fss_bstore is either a regular file
               or a raw disk device where data overwritten on the file system
               will be saved.  The struct element fss_csize is the preferred
               size of this data.

     FSSIOCGET(struct fss_get)
               Gets the status of a fss device.

                     struct fss_get {
                             char fsg_mount[MNAMELEN];
                             struct timeval fsg_time;
                             blksize_t fsg_csize;
                             blkcnt_t fsg_mount_size;
                             blkcnt_t fsg_bs_size;
                     };
               The struct element fsg_mount is the mount point of the file
               system.  The struct element fsg_time is the time this snapshot
               was taken.  The struct element fsg_csize is the current size of
               data clusters.  The struct element fsg_mount_size is the number
               of clusters of the file system.  The struct element fsg_bs_size
               is the number of clusters written to the backing store.

     FSSIOCCLR
               Unconfigures a fss device.

     FSSIOFSET(int)
               Sets the flags of a fss device.  Possible flags are:

               FSS_UNCONFIG_ON_CLOSE
                             Unconfigure the fss device on the last close.

     FSSIOFGET(int)
               Gets the flags of a fss device.


KERNEL THREADS

     For each active snapshot device there is a kernel thread that handles the
     backing store.  This thread is named fssN where N is the device minor
     number.


FILES

     /dev/rfss?
     /dev/fss?


SEE ALSO

     fssconfig(8), mount(8), umount(8)


HISTORY

     The fss device appeared in NetBSD 2.0.


BUGS

     This driver is experimental.  Be sure you have a backup before you use
     it.

NetBSD 5.1.3                  September 21, 2008                  NetBSD 5.1.3