Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Mon Feb 06 2006 - 09:56:56 EST
>
>> 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
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