Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:13:56 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: userspace block driver? |
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Hi!
> Has anybody put any thought towards how a userspace block driver would work? > > Consider a block device implemented via an SSL network connection. I > don't want to put SSL in the kernel, which means the only other > alternative is to pass data to/from a userspace daemon. > > Anybody have any favorite methods? [similar to] mmap'd packet socket? > ramfs?
drivers/block/nbd? Pavel
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