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Re: ffs can't find superblock



>>>> My questions: is there any difference data-wise between using the
>>>> raw or block devices?
>>> Yes. You'd better use the character device.
>> What's the difference?
> block device goes through the buffer cache, which can make things
> much slower

That's not a data difference, just a performance difference.  No?

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