Hi,
I wanted to ask about the new vfs_block and how a block file can be made persistent between Goa runs. My vfs_block configuration is as follows:
<content> <rom label="vfs"/> <rom label="vfs_block"/> <rom label="vfs.lib.so"/> <rom label="vfs_import.lib.so"/> <rom label="vfs_lwext4.lib.so" /> <rom label="snapper_block.raw"/> </content>
<start name="vfs_block" ram="1G"> <provides><service name="Block"/></provides> <config> <vfs> <ram/> <import> <rom name="snapper_block.raw"/> </import> </vfs> <policy label_prefix="vfs" file="/snapper_block.raw" block_size="512" writeable="yes"/>
</config> </start>
My program runs successfully, however changes made to the block file (snapper_block.raw) do not persist. This is because I use <ram/>. But without <ram/> I get an error that the block file is inaccessible.
How can I make the block changes persist between runs? In previous versions of Genode I could achieve this with lx_block, but I am unsure how to do this with vfs_block.
Best, Rumen