From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: open write failure not predicted by blockdev getro Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:36:38 +0200 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20040714053638.GG3055@suse.de> References: <1089754717.9125.11.camel@patibmrh9> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:39822 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267291AbUGNFgn (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:36:43 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1089754717.9125.11.camel@patibmrh9> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Pat LaVarre Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 13 2004, Pat LaVarre wrote: > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix cdrom mt rainier probe > > Does the reverse inconsistency also interest you? > > By inserting a read-only DVD disc into a USB drive, I get to see the > paradoxical contradiction: > > $ uname -msr > Linux 2.6.8-rc1 i686 > $ > $ sudo blockdev --getro /dev/scd0 > 0 > $ sudo dd of=/dev/scd0 bs=64K count=1 if=/dev/zero > dd: opening `/dev/scd0': Read-only file system > $ > > I trust you'll tell me if I can help further. It does interest me, please see if you can track this problem down. I have no time myself these days. -- Jens Axboe