| Alexey Dobriyan | 3ef7784 | 2009-01-22 10:33:25 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | config FUSE_FS |
| 2 | tristate "FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) support" |
| 3 | help |
| 4 | With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem |
| 5 | in a userspace program. |
| 6 | |
| Robert P. J. Day | 807185e | 2012-08-29 17:51:51 -0400 | [diff] [blame^] | 7 | There's also a companion library: libfuse2. This library is available |
| 8 | from the FUSE homepage: |
| Alexey Dobriyan | 3ef7784 | 2009-01-22 10:33:25 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | <http://fuse.sourceforge.net/> |
| Robert P. J. Day | 807185e | 2012-08-29 17:51:51 -0400 | [diff] [blame^] | 10 | although chances are your distribution already has that library |
| 11 | installed if you've installed the "fuse" package itself. |
| Alexey Dobriyan | 3ef7784 | 2009-01-22 10:33:25 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | |
| 13 | See <file:Documentation/filesystems/fuse.txt> for more information. |
| 14 | See <file:Documentation/Changes> for needed library/utility version. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | If you want to develop a userspace FS, or if you want to use |
| 17 | a filesystem based on FUSE, answer Y or M. |
| Robert P. J. Day | 807185e | 2012-08-29 17:51:51 -0400 | [diff] [blame^] | 18 | |
| 19 | config CUSE |
| 20 | tristate "Character device in Userspace support" |
| 21 | depends on FUSE_FS |
| 22 | help |
| 23 | This FUSE extension allows character devices to be |
| 24 | implemented in userspace. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | If you want to develop or use a userspace character device |
| 27 | based on CUSE, answer Y or M. |