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| -rw-r--r-- | util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c index ac69f78c4..181b6db7e 100644 --- a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c +++ b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c @@ -86,9 +86,16 @@ uuidcache_check_device(const char *device, char *label = label; int fd; + /* note: this check rejects links to devices, among other nodes */ if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf->st_mode)) return TRUE; + /* Users report that mucking with floppies (especially non-present + * ones) is significant PITA. This is a horribly dirty hack, + * but it is very useful in real world. */ + if (major(statbuf->st_rdev) == 2) + return TRUE; + fd = open(device, O_RDONLY); if (fd < 0) return TRUE; |