Hello, I tried writing a XDD (my very first one) for MiNT. I choose to implement the loopback device, where you can bind a file as a block device, so you can partition it, create a filesystem on it, etc... Atm, it compiles, and what is missing is the losetup program used to bind/unbind a file to a loop device. However, what I want to know before going further, is if it would work. To have it working, the device driver needs to call standard fs functions to access the bound file, so is MiNT's gemdos part reentrant, i.e. loop device -> other fs -> other device would work ? It would be nice to have it working, so we could create ext2fs filesystems on standard fat/vfat partitions, as some people are scary about touching their hard drive structure. -- Patrice Mandin WWW: http://membres.lycos.fr/pmandin/ Programmeur Linux, Atari Spécialité: Développement, jeux
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