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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] revoke/frevoke system calls V2
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:33:39 -0700
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Cc: Pekka J Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>,
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Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> On 7/27/06, Pekka J Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi> wrote:
>> Sure. Though I wonder if sys_frevoke is enough for us and we can drop
>> sys_revoke completely.
> 
> No, you want sys_revoke/sys_revokeat.  Simplest case: /dev/rst0 vs
> /dev/nrst0.  You don't want the open rewind the drive.

No need to add sys_revoke.

	-hpa