Contents

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Background
  • 2.1 NFS
    • 2.1.1 struct vfs
    • 2.1.2 struct vnode
    • 2.1.3 struct file
  • 2.2 RLP
  • 2.3 Amd
    • 2.3.1 How Our Work Goes Beyond Amd
• 3. Design
  • 3.1 Demonstrating the Need
  • 3.2 When to Switch
  • 3.3 Locating a Replacement
  • 3.4 Using the Replacement
    • 3.4.1 Relevant Changes to Kernel Data Structures
    • 3.4.2 After Replacement: Handling New Opens
    • 3.4.3 After Replacement: Handling Files Already Open
  • 3.5 Security
  • 3.6 Code Size
• 4. Implementation
  • 4.1 RLP
  • 4.2 Management and Control Facilities
  • 4.3 Debugging Facilities
• 5. Evaluation
  • 5.1 Experience
    • 5.1.1 What is Read-Only
    • 5.1.2 Suitability of Software Base
• 6. Experiences
  • 6.1 Experiences in Kernel Development
    • 6.1.1 Debugging
    • 6.1.2 Coding Practices
  • 6.2 Vendor Bugs
• 7. Related Work
• 8. Conclusion
  • 8.1 Future Work
• Bibliography