Re: Modify a file content from block layer

2018-10-22 Thread valdis . kletnieks
On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:32:14 +0530, jitendra kumar khasdev said: > Working on a custom driver that tracks I/Os on block level. For some use > case, I need to write metadata of tracked I/Os from driver in shutdown > sequence (more likely in reboot handler). In reboot handler, performing I/O > on

Re: Modify a file content from block layer

2018-10-22 Thread jitendra kumar khasdev
> > > As usual, I'm going to start with: > > Step 0: What problem are you trying to solve by doing this? > Working on a custom driver that tracks I/Os on block level. For some use case, I need to write metadata of tracked I/Os from driver in shutdown sequence (more likely in reboot handler). In

Re: Modify a file content from block layer

2018-10-22 Thread Ozgur
  22.10.2018, 12:28, "jitendra kumar khasdev" :Hi All,  Hello, I think you can do this but should look at the kernel/howto documents.dd command does not already do this? May be not write when singles and async. Check out blkdev_write and blk_queue_write  kernel functions. maybe should read it: