Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 13 May 2001 02:00:53 +0200 | From | Guest section DW <> | Subject | Re: mount /dev/hdb2 /usr; swapon /dev/hdb2 keeps flooding |
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On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 12:32:20AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > root@kama3:/home/szabi# cat /proc/mounts > > > /dev/hdb2 /usr ext2 rw 0 0 > > > root@kama3:/home/szabi# swapon /dev/hdb2 > > > > - Doctor, it hurts when I do it! > > - Don't do it, then. > > > > Just what behaviour had you expected? > > EBUSY would be somewhat nicer.
I suppose the return will be EINVAL when there is no swap signature. But the mistake is doing set_blocksize too early. (Even twice. Why?) We should first check whether things are OK before starting to make changes.
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