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SubjectRaw devices (Was:Re: NTFS, FAT32, etc.)
> > going to need raw disk devices badly...
> >
> Better to implement O_SYNC on block device files, assuming it doesn't work
> already.

Which brings an interesting question up again: Does Linux support 'raw'
i.e. unbuffered devices, as needed for database applications?
From looking at fs/block_dev.c, I understand that opening a block
device with O_SYNC does indeed give you unbuffered devices. If this is
the case, why is everybody claiming Linux does not support it?

Thanks,
Martin

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