Patent ID: 7490074
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A machine-implemented method, comprising: creating, by an operating system, a plurality of non-global operating system partitions within a global operating system environment provided by the operating system, wherein each non-global operating system partition serves to isolate processes running within that non-global operating system partition from other non-global operating system partitions within the global operating system environment, wherein enforcement of boundaries between the non-global operating system partitions is carried out by the operating system, and wherein the plurality of non-global operating system partitions comprises a particular non-global operating system partition; maintaining a file system for the particular non-global operating system partition, the file system comprising one or more mounts; receiving a request from a process running within the particular non-global operating system partition to view information for mounts; determining that the process is running within the particular non-global operating system partition; and providing to the process information for only those mounts that are within the file system for the particular non-global operating system partition.