Hi , You can bind /dev/hda1 with /dev/raw/raw1 as a raw device using "raw" command . Then on reading /dev/raw/raw1 you would be directly accessing the disk partition , bypassing the buffer cache . Cheers ! --- hai huang <huang195@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to read "/dev/hda1" sector by sector. > This is done by using > open() on /dev/hda1, and then read 512 bytes at a > time. However, I would > like to avoid the effect of read-ahead and buffer > cache. Can this be done? > > - > Hai > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a broadband plan that fits. Great local deals > on high-speed Internet > access. > https://broadband.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Go to: http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/licspecial/index.html -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
