Re: PATCH: Raw device IO for 2.1.131

Michael Alan Dorman (mdorman-linux-kernel@debian.org)
11 Dec 1998 17:00:34 -0500


"Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct@redhat.com> writes:
> I have placed an implementation of raw block device IO for the 2.1.131
> kernel at:

Is my understanding correct that, assuming a particular program is
designed to do access with disk-block-sized chunks, it should not need
to be modified or recompiled?

In other words, might the existing binary-only Sybase release be able
to use these raw block devices without modification?

Mike.

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