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From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 02:22:42PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> >
> > The struct stat->st_rdev field need to be stable too to comply to POSIX?
> 
> Correct.
> 

Chapter and verse, please?  

Can you please list the POSIX standard, section, and line number which
states that a particular device must always have the same st_rdev
across reboots, and hot plugs/unplugs?

Regards,

						- Ted
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