Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 22:22:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Marc Tardif <intmktg@CAM.ORG> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: implementing a fs on a raw partition Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.9907072210510.7074-100000@Ocean.CAM.ORG>
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As I reading on filesystem algorithms and principles [bach 86 and mckusick 96], I am tempted to try my hand on a free partition. From my understanding, I should be using the partition as a character device for raw i/o in order to avoid the current filesystem overhead (/dev/rwd0s3). From that point, I've been using the code from /usr/src/sys/msdosfs in order to get something going at first... but this has shown to be an exhausting task. I keep running into dependencies and such which make it seem impossible to implement. Perhaps I have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque, so I'd appreciate if anyone could give a hint to get me up and running. Thanks in advance, Marc [bach 86] The Design of the UNIX Operating System, Maurice J. Bach [mckusick 96] The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System, Marshall McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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