From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Feb 14 00:37:25 2001 > Look at the addpart utility in the util-linux package. > It will allow you to add a partition disjoint from > previously existing partitions. > And since a partition can start on an odd sector, > this should allow you to also read the last sector. > > Do I overlook something? Yes. The addpart utility just uses the block-layer ioctls to dynamically add and/or remove partitions. What this is doing is just adjusting the kernel's idea of what the current partition scheme is. This has _nothing_ to do with actually reading or writing data from the disk. But it changes the idea of odd and even. A partition can start on an odd sector. Andries - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
- Re: block ioctl to read/write last sector Andries . Brouwer
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- Re: block ioctl to read/write last sector Andries . Brouwer
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