linux-kernel - Re: How to read/write from/to the HD with out kernel cashing

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Date:	Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:02:51 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Dipti Ranjan Tarai <dipti@...omedia.soft.net>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to read/write from/to the HD with out kernel cashing

Dipti Ranjan Tarai wrote:
> Hi all,
>       I am using fedora core -3 with kernel 2.6.10. I want to read/write 
> a sector from/to the HD with out kernel caching. Basically my aim is to 
> communicate directly with the ide drivers so that I can bypass the 
> kernel cache. Please give some idea regarding this.

man 2 open, then look for O_DIRECT.

-- 
tejun
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