Now that CMS minidisk support on CKD DASD using the ECKD driver is working, there are three remaining frontiers: CMS minidisk support on FBA DASD using the FBA driver, CMS minidisk support on either CKD or FBA DASD using the DIAG driver, and LDL disk support on CKD DASD using the DIAG driver. If I can get those three things working, then parted on the s390 architecture will support all DASD devices and all drivers supported by the Linux kernel on the s390 architecture, which of course is the ultimate goal. (CMS format is the only format supported on FBA DASD by the Linux kernel. CDL and LDL both require CKD DASD.)
I don't have any FBA DASD with which to test. However, z/VM can emulate FBA DASD by using something called "Virtual Disks in Storage". That should be good enough. I have no idea whether or not I will be successful. I may have bitten off more than I can chew. But I'm going to give it the good old college try, and we'll see what happens. Maybe I'll get lucky. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
