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FUSE server calls the FUSE_DEV_IOC_BACKING_OPEN ioctl with a backing file descriptor. If the call succeeds, a backing file identifier is returned. A later change will be using this backing file id in a reply to OPEN request with the flag FOPEN_PASSTHROUGH to setup passthrough of file operations on the open FUSE file to the backing file. The FUSE server should call FUSE_DEV_IOC_BACKING_CLOSE ioctl to close the backing file by its id. This can be done at any time, but if an open reply with FOPEN_PASSTHROUGH flag is still in progress, the open may fail if the backing file is closed before the fuse file was opened. Setting up backing files requires a server with CAP_SYS_ADMIN privileges. For the backing file to be successfully setup, the backing file must implement both read_iter and write_iter file operations. The limitation on the level of filesystem stacking allowed for the backing file is enforced before setting up the backing file. Signed-off-by: Alessio Balsini <balsini@android.com> Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.