On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 11:08 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2009-04-21 at 09:13 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote: > > After using fdisk or parted, one must do "partprobe" at the CLI to > > record the changes. Both the OS and the Kernel need to know the > > changes. > > I don't recall having to do that. The last time I repartitioned a > drive, there was an automatic "syncing the system" stage when I exited > the partitioning program. The need to use partprobe depends on whether any partitions on the device were in use (mounted or opened exclusively) when you ran the partitioning tool. The fdisk program uses an ioctl that tells the kernel to refresh the whole table for that device (BLKRRPART). This fails entirely if any partitions are busy. Partprobe uses a different ioctl (BLKPG) that allows it to add and remove individual partitions as long as they aren't busy. This means it can still add or change partitions on a device that has busy partitions (as long as there are no overlaps or other conflicts). Regards, Bryn. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
