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Re: [Xen-devel] virtual disk/block-device problem

To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] virtual disk/block-device problem
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:33:27 +0000
Cc: Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Delivery-date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:33:27 +0000
Envelope-to: Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:23:21 MST." <200312221923.hBMJNLrt076809@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Note that fdisk is claiming to have 48 cylinders.  Presumably it is the
> BLKGETSIZE (which purports to return the "device size") that is at fault,
> though there is the fstat call there as well.  Recall this is Redhat 7.3,
> not Redhat 9 in case that matters.
> 
> Anyway, by explicitly setting the size when doing the partition table
> initialization, all is well.

Ah, I see the problem. I'll check a fix into the 1.1 tree which should
sort things out for you. 1.2 does not have this problem as teh code is
substantially different.

 -- Keir