Re: /dev/loop0 offset doen't work on /dev/scd0

Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:45:48 +0200

On Fri, Apr 23, 1999 at 11:20:55AM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> dwguest@win.tue.nl (Guest section DW) writes:
>
> |> The current code in util-linux does
> |>
> |> #include <linux/posix_types.h>
> |> #define dev_t __kernel_dev_t
> |> #include <linux/loop.h>
> |> #undef dev_t
> |>
> |> which is not very elegant but as far as I know works on all systems.
>
> IMHO the right fix is to use __kernel_dev_t in <linux/loop.h> in the first
> place.

But if you want to do anything intelligent with the __kernel_dev_t
you need a way to convert it into a glibc dev_t.

-Andi

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