[parted-devel] Bug: Removal of BLKPG causes regression of ability to manipulate disks with other partitions in use

[Phillip Susi]

On 3/29/2010 12:44 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> If you can use an existing FD, then please do.
> That would be far better.

Will do.

> If you must use open, then you must handle failure,
> and must not call ioctl or close on a negative "fd".

I'll use the existing fd so this goes away, but out of curiosity, why
not?  Won't it just fail with EBADF?

> Other than this bit of quoted code, I haven't reviewed
> your change at all -- was waiting for the newer version
> you said would be coming soon.  Did I miss it?

No, you didn't.  I'm going to make some of the changes that have already
been suggested and test it tonight.  Should send it to you either
tonight or tomorrow morning.