Re: Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Sat, 19 May 2001 19:32:41 -0400

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Notice also a "metadata miscdev" solves the problem of passing options
> on open -- just pass those options to the miscdev before you open it...

to be more clear, "it" == the data device, not the metadata miscdev

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