Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:53:52 +0200 From: Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vmware reads disk on non-sector boundary Message-ID: <20021003225352.GL584@laptop.6bone.nl> In-Reply-To: <5995.1033660676@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20021004012906.S4315-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <5995.1033660676@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 05:57:56PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20021004012906.S4315-100000@gamplex.bde.org>, Bruce Evans writes: > > >> If a buffered access-mode on block devices is desired, it should > >> be implemented either as an ioctl controllable feature, or as > >> a GEOM module. The latter is probably by far the easiest way. > > > >It was desired, and was sort of promised. > > And we're close to the point where it can happen... So 'ignoring' the historic facts, and assuming that we just want block devices, we can do such a thing in GEOM in the future? Is this something you will be doing yourself Poul, or is it just that you are saying that it is possible? If not, I really would like to help to get vmware back, but I don't know anything more about GEOM than "option\t\tGEOM". Mark -- Mark Santcroos RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.ripe.net/home/mark/ New Projects Group/TTM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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