Bug#602536: marked as done (useless /dev/cciss/ device)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #602536,
regarding useless /dev/cciss/ device
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Package: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686-bigmem
Version: 2.6.26-25lenny1
On an HP DL165 with nothing connected to the CCISS controller (the
disks are connected only to the ordinary SATA controller), this kernel
produces a device node /dev/cciss/c0d0, without a corresponding entry
in /proc/partitions, but with an entry in /sys/block.
(parted sees this and complains about it, and it makes automated
installs awkward.)
The device can be opened but looks empty:
woodlouse:~# dd if=/dev/cciss/c0d0 of=t
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes (0 B) copied, 0.000570254 s, 0.0 kB/s
woodlouse:~#
Ian.
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dann frazier writes ("Re: Bug#602536: useless /dev/cciss/ device"):
> hey Ian,
> I belive this is intentional. This device file persists so that mgmt
> software can still talk to the controller:
Aha, well, in that case this is not a bug and the problem should be
fixed elsewhere, thanks. Colin Watson has written a patch for parted
to make it ignore zero-length devices, which would solve my symptoms.
Ian.
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