Configfs

Configfs is a RAM-based virtual file system provided by the 2.6 Linux kernel^[1]. Configfs appears similar to sysfs but they are in fact different and complementary. Configfs is for creating, managing and destroying kernel objects from user-space, and sysfs for viewing and manipulating objects from user-space which are created and destroyed by kernel space ^[2]. It is typically mounted at /config.

References

1. ^ configfs - Userspace-driven kernel object configuration
2. ^ Configfs - an introduction

See also

• sysfs, tmpfs
• sysctl, alternative way of exporting configuration used in BSD systems

External links

• Configfs - an introduction