Virtual File System in OS
Virtual File System in OS VIRTUAL FILE SYSTEM: A virtual file system (VPS) or virtual system switch is an abstraction layer on top of a more concrete file system of computer technology to handle every system clearly also in a kernel operating system. The purpose of a VPS is to allow client applications in a files management system to access different types of concrete file systems uniformly. for example: A VPS can be used to access local and network storage devices that are CD-ROM, Disk Drive, etc transparently without the client application noticing the difference. The Linux kernel of the operating system implements the concept of Virtual System (VPS, originally virtual Filesystem Switch) so that it is possible to separate actual ''low-level'' file system code from the rest of the kernel operating system in the computer management system. The operating system kernel file system (VFS) is an interesting aspect of the Linux kernel because it provides a common interface ...