Re: [PATCH] blkgetsize64 ioctl

Michael E Brown (michael_e_brown@dell.com)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:11:39 -0500 (CDT)

Ben LaHaise wrote:
> Here's the modified patch (incompatible with e2fsprogs 1.23, but not
> conflicting with ia64: ioctls that write to disk are b0rken).

In reference to the ia64 ioctls: I'm sorry, but disk access APIs that
don't allow access to the whole disk are what is broken. These ioctls
would not be necessary if you could actually write to the last sector of
an odd-sized disk. Have you read the comments surrounding this ioctl?

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Michael Brown
Linux OS Development
Dell Computer Corp


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