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From: Benjamin Purcell <benjapurcell@gmail.com>
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On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Julius Schmidt <aiju@phicode.de> wrote:
> I would like to change bio to do all I/O through a user replaceable
> function. The attached patch does just that, adding a new function Biofn()
> to register such a function, which replaces read/write.
>
> Main uses I have in mind:
>
> 1. Allow programs to flush output buffers before stalling for more input,
> which would most likely be activated with a command line flag.
>
> 2. Use bio with things that are not file descriptors.
>
> 3. Apply filters to input/outputs (arguably could also be done with pipes).
>
> 4. Use bio with ioprocs.