Re: [PATCH] Allow userspace block device implementation
[Posted July 29, 2009 by corbet]
| From: |
| Alan Cox <alan-AT-lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> |
| To: |
| Zachary Amsden <zamsden-AT-redhat.com> |
| Subject: |
| Re: [PATCH] Allow userspace block device implementation |
| Date: |
| Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:27:34 +0100 |
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| <20090728112734.5a75752d@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> |
| Cc: |
| Tejun Heo <tj-AT-kernel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz-AT-infradead.org>,
linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org,
axboe-AT-kernel.dk, hch-AT-infradead.org, akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org,
Paul.Clements-AT-steeleye.com, tytso-AT-mit.edu,
miklos <miklos-AT-szeredi.hu> |
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> BTW, implementing something like this via FUSE would be extremely
> unpleasant. I'd need another layer on top, probably via the loop
> device, to get to the actual partitions of the block devices.
Use device mapper. Really we should shoot all the partition code in the
kernel but the back compatibility is a bit tricky. We don't actually need
the partition code any more.
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