funny inconsistency in error returns
Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:44:58 +0100 (MET)
I see ENXIO upon open("/dev/hdd"), and ENODEV upon open("/dev/hde");
It is clear why this happens
(hde has major 33, and blkdev_open does not know it and returns -ENODEV;
hdd has major 22, known since hdc exists, and ide_open returns -ENXIO).
Both error numbers are OK, but the inconsistency is a microscopic flaw.
Maybe ide_open() should also return ENODEV.
Andries
[PS I just added ENODEV and ENXIO to the list of possible errors in open.2]
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