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SubjectRe: [PATCH] 64 bit scsi read/write
On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 11:05:36PM -0700, John Alvord wrote:

In the IBM solution to this (1977-78, VM/CMS) the critical data was
written at the begining and the end of the block. If the two data items
didn't match then the block was rejected.

Neat.


Simple and effective. Presumably you can also checksum the block, and
check that.



--cw
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