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Kernfs (BSD), the Glossary

In the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) and its descendants, kernfs is a pseudo file system that provides access to information on the currently running kernel.^[1]

13 relations: Berkeley Software Distribution, Booting, Computer data storage, File system, History of the Berkeley Software Distribution, Kernel (operating system), Mount (computing), NetBSD, Operating system, Process (computing), Procfs, Synthetic file system, Tmpfs.
Special-purpose file systems
Unix file system technology

Berkeley Software Distribution

The Berkeley Software Distribution or Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a discontinued operating system based on Research Unix, developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Booting

In computing, booting is the process of starting a computer as initiated via hardware such as a button on the computer or by a software command.

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Computer data storage

Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data.

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File system

In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access.

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History of the Berkeley Software Distribution

The history of the Berkeley Software Distribution begins in the 1970s.

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Kernel (operating system)

The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and generally has complete control over everything in the system.

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Mount (computing)

Mounting is a process by which a computer's operating system makes files and directories on a storage device (such as hard drive, CD-ROM, or network share) available for users to access via the computer's file system.

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NetBSD

NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Process (computing)

In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads.

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Procfs

The proc filesystem (procfs) is a special filesystem in Unix-like operating systems that presents information about processes and other system information in a hierarchical file-like structure, providing a more convenient and standardized method for dynamically accessing process data held in the kernel than traditional tracing methods or direct access to kernel memory. Kernfs (BSD) and Procfs are special-purpose file systems and Unix file system technology.

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Synthetic file system

In computer science, a synthetic file system or a pseudo file system is a hierarchical interface to non-file objects that appear as if they were regular files in the tree of a disk-based or long-term-storage file system. Kernfs (BSD) and synthetic file system are special-purpose file systems.

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Tmpfs

tmpfs (short for Temporary File System) is a temporary file storage paradigm implemented in many Unix-like operating systems. Kernfs (BSD) and Tmpfs are special-purpose file systems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernfs_(BSD)