Re: stat for block device files

[Marcus Brinkmann]

On Sat, Sep 30, 2000 at 10:48:00AM +0900, OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
>   Does stat return a correct size even for a block device file
> (i.e. a file "settrans"ed with storeio) on GNU/Hurd? I'm not sure,
> since I have no GNU/Hurd machine at hand for now. If yes, I think the
> grub shell can get correct geometries even on Hurd, with code like
> this:
> 
> stat("/dev/hd0", &st);
> total_sectors = st.st_size >> 9;

You have to open the device for this to work:

storeio/storeio.c (trivfs_modify_stat):

  if (open)
    /* An open device.  */
    {
      struct store *store = open->dev->store;
      vm_size_t size = store->size;

      if (store->block_size > 1)
        st->st_blksize = store->block_size;

      st->st_size = size;

[...]

    }
  else
    {
      st->st_blksize = 0;
      st->st_size = 0;

[...]
    }

I don't know if stat with a filename opens the file, I don't think so.
I can make a test when I reboot next time.

Thanks,
Marcus

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