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List:       util-linux-ng
Subject:    [PATCH 08/12] mkfs.bfs: fix block device open race
From:       Sami Kerola <kerolasa () iki ! fi>
Date:       2015-10-31 19:21:20
Message-ID: 1446319284-24778-9-git-send-email-kerolasa () iki ! fi
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This fix makes mkfs.bfs also to detect if block device is busy, and warn if
the device is misaligned.

Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
---
 disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
index 7057194..139130e 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode))
 		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("%s is not a block special device"), device);
 
-	fd = open(device, O_RDWR | O_EXCL);
+	fd = open_blkdev_or_file(device, O_RDWR);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, _("cannot open %s"), device);
 
-- 
2.6.2

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