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From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
To: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New warning: Unable to get device geometry for [filename]
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:27 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F237227.2000208@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120127225346.GA7449@amd.home.annexia.org>

On 1/27/12 4:53 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> 
> I've just noticed that with the latest e2fsprogs, kernel 3.3.0 and
> blkid (util-linux 2.20.1), I see this spurious warning when using
> mke2fs on a file:
> 
>   $ truncate -s 4G test1.img
>   $ mke2fs -t ext2 -q -F test1.img 
>   warning: Unable to get device geometry for test1.img
> 
> Oddly this *doesn't* happen except on the very bleeding edge latest
> versions of everything.  I've not (yet) worked out exactly what
> component has to be upgraded to see it ...

Taking a quick look, I don't _think_ anything above blkid changed
in e2fsprogs lately, but keep us posted.

Does mkfs.xfs do any differently?

thanks,
-Eric
 
> Rich.
> 


  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-28  3:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-27 22:53 New warning: Unable to get device geometry for [filename] Richard W.M. Jones
2012-01-28  3:57 ` Eric Sandeen [this message]
2012-01-30 14:34   ` Richard W.M. Jones

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