If it is a bug in df, it sure isn't a new one...
this is a RH5.2 box (I think all errata applied) fileutils is
3.16-10.
[root@tweedle /mnt]# mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext2 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df /dev/sda1
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda1 939573 628943 262093 71% /
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df /dev/sda
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda 939573 628943 262093 71%
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df /dev/sda3
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda3 939573 628943 262093 71%
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df /dev/hda
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/hda 939573 628943 262093 71%
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df /dev/hda1
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/hda1 939573 628943 262093 71%
but then look at this...
[root@tweedle /mnt]# touch foo
[root@tweedle /mnt]# df foo
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda1 939573 628943 262093 71% /
together these show that it's accurately reporing the space on the
device that holds the files (special device files or otherwise) so
are you sure that isn't the sizing for your root partion? The other
thing seems to be that it isn't correctly translating the filesystem
for device files...
[root@tweedle /dev]# df /dev/random
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/random 939573 628943 262093 71%
[root@tweedle /dev]# df /dev/psaux
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/psaux 939573 628943 262093 71%
... like it does for normal files ...
[root@tweedle /root]# df 3c59x.o
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda1 939573 628943 262093 71% /
[root@tweedle /root]# df /root/mbox
Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/sda1 939573 628943 262093 71% /
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