linux-kernel - Re: compat_ioctl: ignore RAID

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Date:	Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:03:37 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <m.s.tsirkin@...il.com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	neilb@...e.de, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
	maan@...temlinux.org
Subject: Re: compat_ioctl: ignore RAID_VERSION ioctl

On Sunday 07 February 2010, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:02:10PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > md ioctls are now handled by the md driver itself, but mdadm
> > may call RAID_VERSION on other devices as well. Mark the command
> > as IGNORE_IOCTL so this fails silently rather than printing
> > an annoying message.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> The patch does not seem to be there in -rc7.
> Since this is fixes a regression, should this go into 2.6.33?

I guess it should.

Do you have a link to the original report or has it been sent privately?

Rafael
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