Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750747AbVKINcg (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:32:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750752AbVKINcg (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:32:36 -0500 Received: from vena.lwn.net ([206.168.112.25]:63978 "HELO lwn.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750751AbVKINcf (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:32:35 -0500 Message-ID: <20051109133235.3099.qmail@lwn.net> To: Jeff Garzik Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, axboe@suse.de Subject: Re: userspace block driver? From: corbet@lwn.net (Jonathan Corbet) In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:27:41 EST." <4371A4ED.9020800@pobox.com> Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:32:35 -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 603 Lines: 13 > 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/