On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 11:29:12AM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
> vmware used the blocking ("b" devices) interface to disks that do
> blocking for you.
> 
> Some well meaning but misguided individuals removed block devices
> without providing an alernate way of doing this. It should be possible
> to do the equivalent of a vn device that accepts misalligned
> accesses and reblocks them, but I'll leave that to those whose
> job it is to finish.

Hi Julian,

That was the background info I was looking for. I might try to do the
remapping myself.

Thanks

Mark

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Mark Santcroos                          RIPE Network Coordination Centre
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