Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755060AbYGEQbT (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:31:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751974AbYGEQbF (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:31:05 -0400 Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info ([217.160.22.205]:50885 "EHLO s15216962.onlinehome-server.info" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751862AbYGEQbE (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:31:04 -0400 Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:29:02 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: block devices in userland Message-ID: <20080705162902.GA26789@nibiru.local> Reply-To: weigelt@metux.de References: <342518340@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <342518340@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1290 Lines: 29 * devzero@web.de wrote: > >is there an API for writing block device drivers in userland ? > > i don`t know if there is some in vanilla, but maybe dm-userspace is worth taking a look at ? > see http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/DmUserspace hmm, doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for - it just leaves the mapping of virtual to physical blocks to userland. What I need is passing the whole read/write requests to some userland deamon - these blocks won't come from any (in-kernel) block device, but an totally different kind of storage (eg. venti). cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/