Userspace block device drivers in linux

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Userspace block device drivers in linux

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I was feeling whimsical today and liked this article. Will you add a userspace device driver to your OS? :?:

https://lwn.net/Articles/906097/
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Re: Userspace block device drivers in linux

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Hmm, sounds like fuel for the fire of microkernel advocates like myself :lol: .

I'll have to think about sending messages like io_uring does it in my system.
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