> rmt(8) returns the result of MTIOCGET filled into struct mtget in
> response to the 'S' command, issued by dump(8) of some certain OSs
> including Solaris. (FreeBSD's one seems to not issue the 'S' command)
> Due to the extention made to struct mtget in FreeBSD, remote dump
> from, eg Solaris to FreeBSD fails to establish rmt connection.
> 
> Maybe we would have to provide something like struct mtget_org for
> compatibility with other OSs. Also, if we were to issue 'S' in our
> dump(8), some command extention may be required. (any plans?)
> 
> Any comments?

Yes. This is definitely an issue. Didn't this come up before and was a PR
filed that I somehow forgot to own? After all, I probably broke things.

-matt




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