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by minitech 285 days ago
That doesn’t sound like the intended meaning of “on disk”.
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inetknght 285 days ago
Kernel doesn't really care about "on disk", it cares about "on filesystem".

The "on disk" distinction is a simplification.

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pclmulqdq 285 days ago
The kernel absolutely does care about the "on disk" distinction because it determines what driver to use.
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ddtaylor 285 days ago
The interface is handled by the kernel.
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