Re: PATCH: Raw device IO for 2.1.131
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:37:16 +0000 (GMT)
> However, it would seem
> 1) Raw devices can be implemented in a technically clean manner
> 2) There is "big customer" demand for this feature, i.e. serious database
> applications
> 3) RedHat are paying for code development of this feature
>
> Based on 1) 2) and 3), I predict that raw devices will be standard on any
> "serious" linux distribution by the way of a vendor added kernel patch. It
> doesn't really matter if the patches aren't in the "official" kernel tree.
Possibly. But the two are driven by slightly different things. Thats actually
one of the good thing about Linus not working for a company so the main tree
stays "purist" and "done right".
It won't be a first either - GCOM streams shipped by Caldera is another example
of this. Its not a big problem barring keeping syscall numbers straight.
Alan
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