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| -rw-r--r-- | daemon/sfdisk.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/daemon/sfdisk.c b/daemon/sfdisk.c index 20d7dc82..99a18bb1 100644 --- a/daemon/sfdisk.c +++ b/daemon/sfdisk.c @@ -91,7 +91,19 @@ sfdisk (const char *device, int n, int cyls, int heads, int sectors, udev_settle (); - return 0; + /* sfdisk sometimes fails on fast machines with: + * + * Re-reading the partition table ... + * BLKRRPART: Device or resource busy + * The command to re-read the partition table failed. + * Run partprobe(8), kpartx(8) or reboot your system now, + * before using mkfs + * + * Unclear if this is a bug in sfdisk or the kernel or some + * other component. In any case, reread the partition table + * unconditionally here. + */ + return do_blockdev_rereadpt (device); } int |