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DateSat, 21 Jan 2006 16:22:20 -0600
FromMatt Mackall <>
SubjectRe: CBD Compressed Block Device, New embedded block device
On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 12:46:52AM -0800, Shaun Savage wrote:
> HI
>
> Here is a patch for 2.6.14.5 of CBD
> CBD is a compressed block device that is designed to shrink the file
> system size to 1/3 the original size. CBD is a block device on a file
> system so, it also allows for in-field upgrade of file system. If
> necessary is also allows for secure booting, with a GRUB patch.

How does it work? Does it remap one block device and present it as a
new one? Or does it work more like loopback? In either case, we might
prefer a device mapper plug-in.

Please add a brief write-up under Documentation/, including a general
overview and example usage so we can get some idea of what this
actually does. Or URLs to existing docs, of course.

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