Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932144AbWBFO6y (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:58:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932145AbWBFO6y (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:58:54 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:37823 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932144AbWBFO6x (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:58:53 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:58:29 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Krzysztof Halasa cc: Neil Brown , Kyle Moffett , Phillip Susi , Olivier Galibert , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <43E1EA35.nail4R02QCGIW@burner> <20060202161853.GB8833@voodoo> <787b0d920602020917u1e7267c5lbea5f02182e0c952@mail.gmail.com> <20060202210949.GD10352@voodoo> <43E27792.nail54V1B1B3Z@burner> <"787b0d920602 <43E62492.6080506@cfl.rr.com> <17382.31725.813127.10435@cse.unsw.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 620 Lines: 19 > >> Bit on open without O_EXCL will always succeed no matter whether >> someone has it O_EXCL or not. > >Ok. That means hald has no use for it, but cdrecord and similar >programs could use it. But that again sounds like hald won't use O_EXCL, therefore could always be able to open the device and potentially send commands which interrupt cd writing. Jan Engelhardt -- - 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/