Linux files can be shared in a number of different ways. Unless you have a clear picture of how the kernel represents open files, the idea of file sharing can be quite confusing. The kernel represents open files using three related data structures.

Descriptor table

File table

v$-$node table

$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$ The set of open files is represented by this table which is shared by all processes. Each table entry consists of the current file position, a reference count of the number of descriptor entries that currently point to it$,$ and a pointer to an entry in other tables. Closing a descriptor decrements the reference count in the associated table entry. The kernel will not delete the this table entry until its reference count is zero.

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Descriptor table

File table

v$-$node table