libnbd and fuse: missing /dev/fuse device

[Aaron LI]

Yes, just upgrade to the master branch. 6.4 branch is really old and missing many features:(

Aaron 

> On Jan 26, 2026, at 07:04, Autumn Jolitz <autumn.jolitz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Aaron,
> 
> That module does not exist in my kernel (v6.4.2.23.ga71cb-RELEASE, X86_64_GENERIC).
> 
> Would I need to add ``options                FUSE                    # Fuse support`` to the config? The option looked like it was linked to a “does nothing” entry.
> 
> Perhaps I am using a kernel that is too old? Do I need to switch to the master branch for the fuse support?
> 
> Autumn
> 
>> On Jan 19, 2026, at 8:52 PM, Aaron LI <aly at aaronly.me> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 1/20/26 5:26 AM, Autumn Jolitz wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> After installing `ocaml` / `nbdkit` and `go121`, I compiled libnbd and more specifically libnbd/fuse. My goal is to be able to mount an nbd device in user space.
>>> However, a call to `fuse_mount (fuse, mountpoint)` returns -1 with "fuse: failed to open fuse device: No such file or directory”
>> 
>> Hi Autumn,
>> 
>> Did you load the `fuse` kernel module by `kldload fuse` ?
>> 
>> By the way, `fuse` support is still regard as experimental in DragonFly.  It's been tested to work with sshfs, but may not work with others.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Aaron
>> 
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