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Message-ID: <48B36EB1.4040201@tmr.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:47:13 -0400
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: An idea .... with code
jassi brar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Lately a question has been bugging me: Why do we keep complicated(specific ioctls to set up and set free) LOOP driver to emulate a data file as block-device, for it to be mounted/formated.
>
> Wouldn't it be nice if we didnt have to specify '-o loop' or use losetup -d etc?
>
> With inspiration from UMS-Gadget and LOOP driver itself, I implemented a proof of concept: A kernel module which creats a node in /sys/devices/ and un/loads files to be emulated as block devices. The interface doesn't implement any new ioctls or a syscall.
>
This seems like a really interesting idea, but will it interface with
crypto applications like LUKS? Crypto seems to be a vital feature for
anything related to devices and/or filesystems if an approach is going
to be more than a niche slution.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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