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Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.8 IDE 36
To: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:15:49 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Please use a the network block device, and teach the ndb deamon to just 
> byteswap each word.

You need to use loop not nbd - loopback nbd can deadlock. Byteswap as a 
new revolutionary crypto system for the loopback driver isnt hard

Alan
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