[findutils]Linux device number bug report

[Zhang Jun]

Hello,

I have some questions about device number extension.

In Linux kernel 2.6, device number will be extended from 16-bit to 32-bit. All utilities and libraries should make corresponding extension for this new feature in kernel 2.6.

I find that “findutils-4.1.7” uses structure dev_t and operates the device number as 16-bit.
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1. lib/listfile.c line 160:

#ifdef major   /* Might be defined in sys/types.h.  */
#define HAVE_MAJOR
#endif
#ifndef HAVE_MAJOR
#define major(dev)  (((dev) >> 8) & 0xff)
#define minor(dev)  ((dev) & 0xff)
#endif

This is a backup for lost of system defined macro major and minor, but all of these operations
look dev_t as 16 bits instead of 32 bits, so they will call problem when actually use them.
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Since I didn’t find any information about this aspect in homepage of this package, I wonder whether the latest version has completed the device number extension? If not, will it be completed in the future? And when?

Looking forward to answering.

Regards,
Zhang Jun

 

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