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Re: Possible Bug in /proc/partitions ??


On Jun 21 09:14, Chris January wrote:
> Bengt-Arne Fjellner wrote:
> 
> > either /proc/prtitions has something wrong or i have.
> > This is how it looks.
> > $ cat /proc/partitions
> > major minor  #blocks  name
> >
> >     8     0  19535040 sda    OK
> >     8    16  78124095 sdb    OK
> >     8    17     56196 sdb1   OK
> >     8    18  61978770 sdb2   OK
> >     8    19    514080 sdb3   OK
> >     8    20  15575017 sdb4   extended no name??
> >     8    21  14546826 sdb5   found as sdb4
> >     8    22   1020127 sdb6   extended no name??
> >     8    25   1020096 sdb9   found as sdb5
> >     8    32 120624052 sdc    OK
> >     8    33 120624021 sdc1   OK
> >     8    48  58613152 sdd    OK
> >     8    49  58613121 sdd1   OK
> >     8    65    253984 sde1   extended no name??
> >     8    69   2062305 sde5   found as sde1
> >
> >
> > I dont think that the extended partitions should have a device??
> > and i find the other partitions as i have stated.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the bug report. I will look into this when I get the time.
> Incidentally, do you know what Linux's behaviour is in this regard, i.e. 
> if you run the same command on Linux (if you have it installed), what is 
> the result?

This should be solved in CVS.  I've applied a patch yesterday.


Corinna

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