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From: Miller, M. (OS Dev) <mik...@hp...> - 2005-04-20 13:57:18
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> From: Takao Indoh [mailto:ind...@jp...]=20 >=20 > What is the purpose of block_dump? Could you please explain=20 > the summary of these patches? Sorry, I should have done that. blockdump.patch=20 Adds the .c and .h files for the mid-layer. It allows block drivers to provice diskdump functionality while removing dependencies from the low level device drivers. cciss_diskdump.patch This file contains the functions used by the cciss driver to perform diskdump operations. cciss.patch Modifies cciss.c to include declaration of extended device operations and modifies our sendcmd function to operate during a dump (polling vs interrupt driven, etc) configin.patch Gives the user the option of adding blockdump support to cciss. diskdump_doc.patch Adds cciss to the list of supported devices in the README file of the diskdumputils package. diskdumpsh.patch Adds support to load the required block_dump driver at boot time. fs_h.patch Adds a new entry to block_device_operations structure to allow drivers to define if they support diskdump. Required by block_dump to see if the LLDD is a valid dump device. makefile.patch Adds block_dump to the block layer Makefile. README.blockdump The README file. Thanks, mikem >=20 > Takao Indoh >=20 |