Re: CVS commit: src/bin/dd

[David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 09:04:28PM +0000, Antti Kantee wrote:
> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: pooka
> Date:         Mon Nov 22 21:04:28 UTC 2010
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/bin/dd: Makefile args.c dd.c dd.h extern.h position.c
> 
> Log Message:
> Add two new operands: "rif" and "rof".  They operate exactly like
> "if" and "of" with the exception that the communicate with a rump
> kernel instead of the host kernel.

Hmmmm.... this seems like polluting a standard utility to support
a very specific use.

Surely it would be more appropriate to make thye rump kernel directly
forward some paths to the real kernel?

        David

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