The BLKGETSIZE ioctl expects a pointer to a long, os_file_size was providing an int. Therefore, ubd access to host block devices caused a segmentation fault on 64 bits systems.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Jeff Dike wrote: > Looks sane, can I have a properly Signed-off-by: version of the patch? Of course. I should have sent it correctly the first time. And I am terribly sorry for the mess my mailer have done with my second mail. Here is the hopefully correct patch, against current git. Regards. diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/file.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/file.c index 6f92f73..c3ecc2a 100644 --- a/arch/um/os-Linux/file.c +++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/file.c @@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ int os_file_size(char *file, unsigned long long *size_out) } if(S_ISBLK(buf.ust_mode)){ - int fd, blocks; + int fd; + long blocks; fd = os_open_file(file, of_read(OPENFLAGS()), 0); if(fd < 0){ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/