A new Linux kernel driver proposal introduces support for VMUFAT, the FAT-based file-system used by the Visual Memory Unit (VMU) on the Sega Dreamcast game console. Written in just 1.8k lines of C, the driver enables hardware-independent access to VMU flash memory from Linux. This follows a recent GD-ROM driver fix for the Dreamcast, suggesting renewed interest in Dreamcast support in the Linux kernel.

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