System Use Sharing Protocol

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The System Use Sharing Protocol (SUSP) is an extension mechanism for ISO 9660 filesystems that allows additional metadata—such as that used by Rock Ridge—to be stored in a standardized, interoperable way.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 9660 extension
filesystem extension mechanism
abbreviation SUSP NERFINISHED
allows multiple extensions to coexist on the same ISO 9660 filesystem
storing POSIX-style metadata via Rock Ridge
characteristic backwards compatible with standard ISO 9660 readers
designed for interoperability between different systems
extension data is stored in system use areas of directory records
defines a common format for system use fields in ISO 9660 directory records
a mechanism for sharing system use areas among multiple extensions
a set of standardized system use entries
designPrinciple extensibility
standardization of extension records
enables Rock Ridge extensions on ISO 9660 filesystems
extends ISO 9660 NERFINISHED
goal to allow richer filesystem semantics on ISO 9660 media without breaking compatibility
metadataType file ownership
file permissions
long filenames
symbolic links
timestamps
purpose to provide a standardized way to store additional metadata in ISO 9660 filesystems
relatedTo ISO 9660 NERFINISHED
Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol NERFINISHED
scope ISO 9660 system use fields
supports interoperable metadata encoding
storage of additional file metadata
usedBy Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol NERFINISHED
usedIn CD-ROM filesystems
optical disc images

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Rock Ridge encodesInformationUsing System Use Sharing Protocol