From 5762e249bfe90c8bc394fe4620cc357cde130563 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Childers Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:30:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] in spec, clarify that block format does not have to be a single flat file --- spec.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt index 3e89c90..d10988c 100644 --- a/spec.txt +++ b/spec.txt @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ Writing a block: # block file format -An implementation of ilo is free to choose the best approach to +An implementation is free to choose the best approach to implementing the actual block storage. For the reference model, a flat file is used, with each block being stored sequentially. @@ -463,3 +463,7 @@ packing or unpacking from memory as needed. As with the image, the block file in the reference model is stored in little endian format. + +This is not required. An implementation could store blocks as +individual files, using a database, or in whatever form the +implementor desires.