From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752929AbXDKOql (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752930AbXDKOql (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:41 -0400 Received: from iriserv.iradimed.com ([72.242.190.170]:29084 "EHLO iradimed.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752893AbXDKOqk (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:40 -0400 Message-ID: <461CF4D9.2000302@cfl.rr.com> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:49 -0400 From: Phillip Susi User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gene Heskett CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Olaf Hering , Dave Dillow , Dave Jones , Jan Engelhardt , "H. Peter Anvin" , Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: I give up References: <200704091007.58535.gene.heskett@gmail.com> <200704100353.14208.gene.heskett@gmail.com> <461BDFEA.8040602@cfl.rr.com> <200704110001.40573.gene.heskett@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200704110001.40573.gene.heskett@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Apr 2007 14:46:49.0332 (UTC) FILETIME=[3C3ABB40:01C77C48] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-7.2.0.1122-3.6.1039-15110.000 X-TM-AS-Result: No--7.089000-5.000000-31 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Gene Heskett wrote: > I violently agree on that point, but the limited conversations I've had > with the tar maintainer so far indicates that AFAHIC, its linux that's > broken. A new device number is a new disk and must be treated as such. Sumbit a patch adding an option to ignore the device number, and slap him around a bit with a large trout ;)