Use of storage.

[peasthope@shaw.ca]

Typically an application uses storage _via_ filesystem operations; 
opening a file, reading from it, writing to it and etc.

Is there any instance where an application works with a partition 
directly?  For a hypothetical example, a database application might 
create and use a file system in a storage volume without involvement 
of the OS.  Does any such thing exist in practical use?

Thanks,           ... Peter E.

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