Subject: Re: Buffers and vnodes
To: Andrew Doran <ad@netbsd.org>
From: Bill Stouder-Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/26/2007 18:56:00
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On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 01:48:54AM +0100, Andrew Doran wrote:
> > Sounds good. I assume buffers that are unassociated now would end up be=
ing
> > associated with the device node?
>=20
> Right. So to legitimately call the strategy routine for a device you'd
> need to have it opened via a vnode, not just the device open routine.

Well, I think we always do a VOP_OPEN() in most places. So I think this'll=
=20
be fine.

Take care,

Bill

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