Re: 1.3.6[0-7] floppy driver broken

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Mon, 26 Feb 1996 11:51:51 +0100

In linux.dev.kernel, article <m0tqNJ5-000RAyC@omega-3.null.org>,
rnichols@interaccess.com (Robert Nichols) writes:
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> I guess the question is: Is it reasonable that the floppy driver shou=
ld
> return 0 when a write is rejected due to the device being full?=20

No. The patch somebody else has posted to linux-kernel works, and is
reasonable.

That being said, dd's behavior is _not_ reasonable; short reads or writ=
es
do happen. They usually don't happen with block devices, but they can, =
for
instance if you write your floppy with bs=3D12345.

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