diff --git a/os/src/server/ram_blk/README b/os/src/server/ram_blk/README
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+RAM loop device is an implementation of the block-session interface
+running as a client of a RAM session. It exports the requested ROM file as a
+block device, similiar to loop devices known in Linux. The example shows how
+to choose the right ROM file in its configuration and how to configure the exported block size.
+
+! <config file="image.iso" block_size="2048"/>
diff --git a/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc b/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc
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+/*
+ * \brief  Provide a rom-file as writable block device (aka loop devices)
+ * \author Stefan Kalkowski
+ * \author Sebastian Sumpf
+ * \date   2010-07-07
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2013 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#include <base/exception.h>
+#include <base/printf.h>
+#include <os/attached_ram_dataspace.h>
+#include <os/attached_rom_dataspace.h>
+#include <os/config.h>
+#include <os/server.h>
+#include <rom_session/connection.h>
+#include <block/component.h>
+#include <block/driver.h>
+
+using namespace Genode;
+
+class Ram_blk : public Block::Driver
+{
+	private:
+
+		Attached_rom_dataspace _rom_ds;
+		size_t                 _file_sz;   /* file size */
+		size_t                 _blk_sz;    /* block size */
+		size_t                 _blk_cnt;   /* block count */
+		Attached_ram_dataspace _file_ds;   /* copy of rom file */
+		addr_t                 _file_addr; /* start address of attached file */
+
+		void _io(Block::sector_t    block_number,
+		         size_t             block_count,
+		         char*              buffer,
+		         Block::Packet_descriptor &packet,
+		         bool               read)
+		{
+			/* sanity check block number */
+			if ((block_number + block_count > _file_sz / _blk_sz)
+				|| block_number < 0) {
+				PWRN("requested blocks %lld-%lld out of range!",
+					 block_number, block_number + block_count);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			size_t offset = (size_t) block_number * _blk_sz;
+			size_t size   = block_count  * _blk_sz;
+
+			void *src = read ? (void *)(_file_addr + offset) : (void *)buffer;
+			void *dst = read ? (void *)buffer : (void *)(_file_addr + offset);
+			/* copy file content to packet payload */
+			memcpy(dst, src, size);
+
+			ack_packet(packet);
+		}
+
+	public:
+
+		Ram_blk(const char *name, size_t blk_sz)
+		: _rom_ds(name),
+		  _file_sz(_rom_ds.size()),
+		  _blk_sz(blk_sz),
+		  _blk_cnt(_file_sz/_blk_sz),
+		  _file_ds(env()->ram_session(), _file_sz),
+		  _file_addr((addr_t)_file_ds.local_addr<addr_t>())
+		{
+			memcpy(_file_ds.local_addr<void>(), _rom_ds.local_addr<void>(), _file_sz);
+		}
+
+
+		/****************************
+		 ** Block-driver interface **
+		 ****************************/
+
+		Genode::size_t  block_size()  { return _blk_sz;  }
+		Block::sector_t block_count() { return _blk_cnt; }
+
+		Block::Session::Operations ops()
+		{
+			Block::Session::Operations o;
+			o.set_operation(Block::Packet_descriptor::READ);
+			o.set_operation(Block::Packet_descriptor::WRITE);
+			return o;
+		}
+
+		void read(Block::sector_t    block_number,
+		          size_t             block_count,
+		          char*              buffer,
+		          Block::Packet_descriptor &packet)
+		{
+			_io(block_number, block_count, buffer, packet, true);
+		}
+
+		void write(Block::sector_t  block_number,
+		           Genode::size_t   block_count,
+		           const char *     buffer,
+		           Block::Packet_descriptor &packet)
+		{
+			_io(block_number, block_count, const_cast<char *>(buffer), packet, false);
+		}
+};
+
+
+struct Main
+{
+	Server::Entrypoint &ep;
+
+	struct Factory : Block::Driver_factory
+	{
+		Block::Driver *create()
+		{
+			char   file[64];
+			size_t blk_sz = 512;
+
+			try {
+				config()->xml_node().attribute("file").value(file, sizeof(file));
+				config()->xml_node().attribute("block_size").value(&blk_sz);
+			}
+			catch (...) { }
+
+			PINF("Using file=%s as device with block size %zx.", file, blk_sz);
+
+			try {
+				return new (Genode::env()->heap()) Ram_blk(file, blk_sz);
+			} catch(Rom_connection::Rom_connection_failed) {
+				PERR("Cannot open file %s.", file);
+			}
+			throw Root::Unavailable();
+		}
+
+		void destroy(Block::Driver *driver) {
+			Genode::destroy(env()->heap(), driver); }
+	} factory;
+
+	Block::Root root;
+
+	Main(Server::Entrypoint &ep)
+	: ep(ep), root(ep, Genode::env()->heap(), factory) {
+		Genode::env()->parent()->announce(ep.manage(root)); }
+};
+
+
+/************
+ ** Server **
+ ************/
+
+namespace Server {
+	char const *name()             { return "rom_blk_ep";        }
+	size_t stack_size()            { return 2*1024*sizeof(long); }
+	void construct(Entrypoint &ep) { static Main server(ep);     }
+}
+
diff --git a/os/src/server/ram_blk/target.mk b/os/src/server/ram_blk/target.mk
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+TARGET = ram_blk
+SRC_CC = main.cc
+LIBS   = base config server