From: Bernhard Kohl <bernhard.k...@gmx.net> Allow symbolic links which point to /dev/sgX devices.
Signed-off-by: Bernhard Kohl <bernhard.k...@nsn.com> --- block/raw-posix.c | 10 ++++++++-- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c index 72fb8ce..4544a57 100644 --- a/block/raw-posix.c +++ b/block/raw-posix.c @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ #endif #ifdef __linux__ #include <sys/ioctl.h> +#include <sys/param.h> #include <linux/cdrom.h> #include <linux/fd.h> #endif @@ -868,8 +869,13 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename, int flags) s->type = FTYPE_FILE; #if defined(__linux__) - if (strstart(filename, "/dev/sg", NULL)) { - bs->sg = 1; + { + char resolved_path[ MAXPATHLEN ], *temp; + + temp = realpath(filename, resolved_path); + if (temp && strstart(temp, "/dev/sg", NULL)) { + bs->sg = 1; + } } #endif -- 1.7.2.2