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OpenAFS

An open source distributed filesystem.

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3 GSoC years

202620252022

2026

3 projects

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Adding cell creation support to afsio

Currently, OpenAFS provides the afsio command that supports read, writes, and locks to both files and directories in the AFS environment without...

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Proposal - Bastien Desert "Enhance fs to examine path components"

Users who want to understand how the AFS cache manager resolves each element of a path (plain directory, mount point, or symlink) must manually run...

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Enhance fs to examine path components

This project extends the OpenAFS fs examine command to provide visibility into each component of a given path, instead of only the final object. In a...

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2025

2 projects

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Implementing Multi-page Folio Support in OpenAFS Linux Kernel Module

This project enhances the OpenAFS Linux kernel module with multi-page folio support, addressing a key performance limitation in the current...

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Develop a GNOME Shell Extension for OpenAFS

This project aims to develop a GNOME Shell extension that provides a user-friendly graphical interface for managing the OpenAFS client on Linux...

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2022

2 projects

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Per volume reverse name lookup index

[Problem] OpenAFS is a distributed file system. Currently, it has "File ID" or FID to "entry" or name lookup functionality, AKA, reverse lookup and...

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Stress testing framework for openAFS

OpenAFS identified a need for load testing. Often in large systems, corner conditions can be met during a stress testing situation and designing a...

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