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[PATCH] cp: use an invalid dev_t for an unknown device

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Message #16 received at 17179-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>, 
 Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Cc: Dave Reisner <dreisner <at> archlinux.org>, thomas <at> archlinux.org,
 17179-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17179: [PATCH] cp: use an invalid dev_t for an unknown device
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:50:38 -0700

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On 04/03/2014 09:38 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> I'd be as much worried about
> a clash with (dev_t)-1 as 0 TBH?
Absolutely.  I installed the attached patch, which should work 
regardless of what dev_t values are found in the file system. This fixes 
just this particular bug, though; I wouldn't be surprised if there are 
others (and haven't looked for them).

[0001-cp-don-t-reserve-a-device-number.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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