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Re: DevFS and Partition Table Resync (PATCH)
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Andrew Clausen |
Subject: |
Re: DevFS and Partition Table Resync (PATCH) |
Date: |
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 00:18:28 +1100 |
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On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 11:39:04AM -0500, Hong H. Pham wrote:
> Right, the real fix should be in the kernel. However, have it work in the
> case where no partitions are in use is better than not having it work at
> all.
I'm not convinced... workaround solutinos tend to aleviate the need
for proper solutions... also, in this case, it doesn't even solve
the problem, in the common case.
> I'll drop a mail to the DevFS folks regarding the BLKPG_* ioctl
> calls not updating devfs shortly.
If no-one seems willing to fix it, prod me to... just, it's
somewhat difficult for me to do it now.
Andrew