Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261174AbVEFIEx (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:04:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261177AbVEFIEx (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:04:53 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]:36882 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261170AbVEFIEl (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 May 2005 04:04:41 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 10:04:37 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: Joe Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , Greg KH Subject: Re: Empty partition nodes not created (was device node issues with recent mm's and udev) Message-ID: <20050506080437.GE4604@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: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i X-Spam-DCC: : kweetal.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: 1068 Lines: 32 On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 12:18:05AM -0400, Joe wrote: > On 5/2/05, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > 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? > > > > --- > > ~Randy > > > > Randy, Can't run vanilla at the moment on this setup, any way you can > get the patch seperate? I also don't think that will fix it because > this is an empty, not a msdos partition. > > Thanks, > Joe There is a misunderstanding in terminology here. "DOS-type partition table" is for most Linux users the only type they have ever seen. The msdos in this context does not refer to a particular filesystem, like the fat or msdos filesystem. In case you have a problem because you want to access this partition, give it some nonzero type. 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/