FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)

E193770

Linux kernel interface software framework userspace library

FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) canonical	1
Filesystem in Userspace	1
GlusterFS client	1
SSHFS	1
libfuse	1
lxcfs	1
userspace library libfuse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1718287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
Context triple: [NTFS (via driver), mayRequireComponent, FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)]

A. F2FS
F2FS (Flash-Friendly File System) is a Linux file system optimized for NAND flash-based storage devices, designed to improve performance and lifespan on solid-state media.
B. ReiserFS
ReiserFS is a journaling file system for Linux known for its efficient handling of small files and advanced tree-based storage structures.
C. Btrfs
Btrfs is a modern copy-on-write Linux file system designed for advanced features like snapshots, checksumming, and efficient storage management.
D. ZFS file system
The ZFS file system is a combined file system and logical volume manager known for its advanced features like data integrity verification, snapshots, and efficient storage management, originally created for enterprise-grade reliability and scalability.
E. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
Target entity description: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.

A. F2FS
F2FS (Flash-Friendly File System) is a Linux file system optimized for NAND flash-based storage devices, designed to improve performance and lifespan on solid-state media.
B. ReiserFS
ReiserFS is a journaling file system for Linux known for its efficient handling of small files and advanced tree-based storage structures.
C. Btrfs
Btrfs is a modern copy-on-write Linux file system designed for advanced features like snapshots, checksumming, and efficient storage management.
D. ZFS file system
The ZFS file system is a combined file system and logical volume manager known for its advanced features like data integrity verification, snapshots, and efficient storage management, originally created for enterprise-grade reliability and scalability.
E. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Linux kernel interface ⓘ software framework ⓘ userspace library ⓘ
abbreviation	FUSE ⓘ
advantage	reduces risk of kernel crashes from filesystem bugs ⓘ simplifies filesystem development and debugging ⓘ
allows	implementation of custom filesystems in user space ⓘ
category	Linux kernel feature ⓘ filesystem technology ⓘ
communicationModel	message passing between kernel module and user space daemon ⓘ
configurationFile	/etc/fuse.conf ⓘ
designGoal	avoid modifying kernel code for new filesystems ⓘ enable non-privileged users to run filesystems ⓘ
enables	encrypted filesystems in user space ⓘ filesystem views of non-file data sources ⓘ network filesystems in user space ⓘ overlay and union filesystems in user space ⓘ
exampleUsage	EncFS ⓘ GlusterFS client ⓘ linked to: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) NTFS-3G ⓘ linked to: NTFS (via driver) SSHFS ⓘ linked to: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) ZFS on Linux user space tools ⓘ
fullName	Filesystem in Userspace ⓘ linked to: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
hasBinding	C++ ⓘ Go ⓘ Java ⓘ Python ⓘ Rust ⓘ
implements	virtual filesystem interface between kernel and user space ⓘ
kernelInterfaceIntroduced	Linux 2.6 series ⓘ linked to: Linux kernel
libraryName	libfuse ⓘ linked to: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ
maintainedBy	FUSE project community ⓘ
mountPermission	can allow non-root users to mount FUSE filesystems ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ
primaryComponent	kernel module ⓘ userspace library libfuse ⓘ linked to: FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
provides	C library API for filesystem implementation ⓘ kernel interface for user space filesystem daemons ⓘ
relatedConcept	user space filesystem ⓘ virtual filesystem switch ⓘ
relatedProject	WinFsp ⓘ macFUSE ⓘ
repositoryHosting	GitHub ⓘ
securityModel	runs filesystem code outside kernel space ⓘ
supports	POSIX-like filesystem semantics ⓘ mounting user space filesystems ⓘ
typicalLanguage	C ⓘ
uses	/dev/fuse device for communication ⓘ

How these facts were elicited