Kernel: Change Ext2FS to be backed by a file instead of a block device

This ensures that we can mount image files as virtual disks without the need of implementing gross hacks like loopback devices :)
Author: https://github.com/supercomputer7 Commit: 6b59311d4b Pull-request: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/1513 Issue: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/1351 Reviewed-by: https://github.com/bugaevc
2025-07-31 05:09:12 +00:00 · 2020-03-26 02:51:06 +02:00 · 2020-03-26 02:51:06 +02:00 · 6b59311d4b · 2024-07-19 07:59:58 +09:00
commit 6b59311d4b
parent 2f2016f51d
10 changed files with 116 additions and 90 deletions
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:

    int block_size() const { return m_block_size; }

-    virtual bool is_disk_backed() const { return false; }
+    virtual bool is_file_backed() const { return false; }

 protected:
    FS();