alt.hn

3/31/2025 at 9:25:33 PM

FSKit: Implement a file system that runs in user space

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/fskit

by ingve

3/31/2025 at 11:57:02 PM

macOS/iOS/iPadOS has used this internally for several years to implement various ancillary filesystems (like FAT), but macOS 15.4 is the first time it's been exposed as a supported API to 3rd parties.

by mrpippy

4/1/2025 at 2:20:36 AM

Ooh! After 20 years does this mean we might finally get network filesystem implementations that don't stall out Mac OS whenever there is network lag?

by schmidtleonard

4/1/2025 at 2:41:58 AM

This is big. Hopefully no more relying on macFUSE which is unmaintained and a pain to install and work with.

by leohonexus

4/1/2025 at 2:59:50 AM

MacFUSE is well maintained and has regular releases. Apple silicon support is good, and I just installed an update a few days ago.

It does require a KEXT which requires lowering boot signing strength, which is annoying

by dmitrygr

4/1/2025 at 11:47:58 AM

Great, another step moving away from kexts into userspace alternatives.

by pjmlp

4/1/2025 at 2:02:50 AM

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by henriquez

4/1/2025 at 3:18:01 AM

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