From: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Some block devices don't implement HDIO_GETGEP ioctl;
loop device being a notable example.
Without this patch, it's not possible to make a f2fs
on a file mounted over a loop device.
Signed-off-by: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mkfs/f2fs_format.c | 9 ++++-----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mkfs/f2fs_format.c b/mkfs/f2fs_format.c
index d3e1d0c..b542db5 100644
--- a/mkfs/f2fs_format.c
+++ b/mkfs/f2fs_format.c
@@ -262,11 +262,10 @@ static int8_t f2fs_get_device_info()
return -1;
}
- if (ioctl(fd, HDIO_GETGEO, &geom) < 0) {
- printf("\n\tError: Cannot get the device geometry\n");
- return -1;
- }
- f2fs_params.start_sector = geom.start;
+ if (ioctl(fd, HDIO_GETGEO, &geom) < 0)
+ f2fs_params.start_sector = 0;
+ else
+ f2fs_params.start_sector = geom.start;
}
else {
printf("\n\n\tError: Volume type is not supported!!!\n");
--
1.7.8.6
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