def fromfile(file_,
                 threadpool_size=None,
                 ignore_lock=False):
        """
        Instantiate BlockStorageRAM device from a file saved in block
        storage format. The file_ argument can be a file object or a
        string that represents a filename. If called with a file
        object, it should be opened in binary mode, and the caller is
        responsible for closing the file.

        This method returns a BlockStorageRAM instance.
        """
        close_file = False
        if not hasattr(file_, 'read'):
            file_ = open(file_, 'rb')
            close_file = True
        try:
            header_data = file_.read(BlockStorageRAM._index_offset)
            block_size, block_count, user_header_size, locked = \
                struct.unpack(
                    BlockStorageRAM._index_struct_string,
                    header_data)
            if locked and (not ignore_lock):
                raise IOError(
                    "Can not open block storage device because it is "
                    "locked by another process. To ignore this check, "
                    "call this method with the keyword 'ignore_lock' "
                    "set to True.")
            header_offset = len(header_data) + \
                            user_header_size
            f = bytearray(header_offset + \
                          (block_size * block_count))
            f[:header_offset] = header_data + file_.read(user_header_size)
            f[header_offset:] = file_.read(block_size * block_count)
        finally:
            if close_file:
                file_.close()

        return BlockStorageRAM(f,
                               threadpool_size=threadpool_size,
                               ignore_lock=ignore_lock)
Instantiate BlockStorageRAM device from a file saved in block
        storage format. The file_ argument can be a file object or a
        string that represents a filename. If called with a file
        object, it should be opened in binary mode, and the caller is
        responsible for closing the file.

        This method returns a BlockStorageRAM instance.