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From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 10:53:55 +0200 (MEST)
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Subject: Re: PATCH - change to blkdev->queue calling triggers BUG in md.c
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> HOWEVER, that disk change checking really should be done by
> the generic layers, and it should be done after the open() anyway
> (and not by the open)

Are you sure?
I am inclined to think that this would be an undesirable change of
open() semantics. Traditionally, and according to all standards,
open() will return ENXIO when the device does not exist.

Andries
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