Re: [PATCH] hurd - Allow libstore to open non-mach device

[Joshua Branson]

Damien Zammit <damien@zamaudio.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> This patch adds ability to libstore to open a device node that is not a
> mach device.
> This is in preparation for rump kernel to provide disk access.

That's pretty cool!  So would the GNU/Hurd use a rump kernel to access
ext3+ filesystems?  

>
> Tested as follows:
>
> demo@debian:~$ sudo settrans /dev/z0 /hurd/devnode hd2
> demo@debian:~$ sudo settrans /dev/hd2 /hurd/storeio /dev/z0
> demo@debian:~$ sudo showtrans /dev/hd2
> /hurd/storeio /dev/z0
> demo@debian:~$ sudo showtrans /dev/z0
> /hurd/devnode hd2
> demo@debian:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/hd2
>
> Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
> Be careful before using the write command.
>
> Command (m for help): p
> Disk /dev/hd2: 10 MiB, 10485760 bytes, 20480 sectors
> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disklabel type: dos
> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>
> Command (m for help):
>
> See attached for patch.
>
> Thanks,
> Damien
>
>

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