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Re: LIP General issues
On Fri, 29 Nov 1996, Amos Shapira wrote:
>
> At least on UNIX the block devices go through the system cache,
> I dunno about Linux. Anyone care to comment?
I believe it goes through the system cache, I recall seeing a discussion
on it in linux-devel. Linus said that raw devices are plain stupid and he
wasn't going to implement them. I can search a little more in what I've
saved if you like..
> --Amos
>
> --Amos Shapira | "Of course Australia was marked for
> | glory, for its people had been chosen
> amos@dsi.co.il | by the finest judges in England."
> | -- Anonymous
>
HTH,
N.
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