Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261178AbVEFIBY (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:01:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261177AbVEFIBY (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:01:24 -0400 Received: from pastinakel.tue.nl ([131.155.2.7]:20230 "EHLO pastinakel.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261166AbVEFIBA (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:01:00 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 10:00:56 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: Greg KH , joecool1029@gmail.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org Subject: Re: Empty partition nodes not created (was device node issues with recent mm's and udev) Message-ID: <20050506080056.GD4604@pclin040.win.tue.nl> References: <20050503031421.GA528@kroah.com> <20050502202620.04467bbd.rddunlap@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050502202620.04467bbd.rddunlap@osdl.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i X-Spam-DCC: : pastinakel.tue.nl 1074; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1611 Lines: 38 On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 08:26:20PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > On Mon, 2 May 2005 20:14:21 -0700 Greg KH wrote: > > | On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 10:51:24PM -0400, Joe wrote: > | > Ok, first off I'd like to say, I am on 2.6.12-rc3-mm2, and this issue > | > is not fixed at all. Secondly, I'd like to say that I've pinpointed > | > it a bit more. It appears only Empty partitions (type 0 in fdisk) do > | > not create device nodes. > | > > | > Here is the partition table from fdisk, fdisk does run fine.. its just > | > the fact this node is not created that threw me off before. > | > > | > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > | > /dev/sdb1 * 1 2 16033+ 0 Empty > | > /dev/sdb2 * 6 2431 19486845 b W95 FAT32 > | > /dev/sdb3 3 5 24097+ 83 Linux > | > > | > > | > Notice, /dev/sdb1 is a Empty partition... in /dev I only have sdb, > | > sdb2, and sdb3. No sdb1. Any help would be appreciated. > | > | Looks like it might be a scsi issue. Redirecting to that mailing list > | now. Anyone here have a clue? > > Could this 2.6.11.8 -stable patch fix it? > Subject: [04/07] partitions/msdos.c fix > > Joe, can you test 2.6.11.8, please? No, there is no problem but an intentional change in behaviour in -mm and now also in 2.6.11.8. Andries - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/