Re: userspace block driver?

[Jonathan Corbet]

> Has anybody put any thought towards how a userspace block driver would work?

I know Peter Chubb and the Gelato folks have.  Some info is at
http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/IA64wiki/UserLevelDrivers.  Mostly it says
that the block interface "needs to be cleaned up," and I think it has
been in that state for years.  Still, it might be a starting place.

jon
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