> HOWEVER, that disk change checking really should be done by > the generic layers, and it should be done after the open() anyway > (and not by the open) Are you sure? I am inclined to think that this would be an undesirable change of open() semantics. Traditionally, and according to all standards, open() will return ENXIO when the device does not exist. Andries - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html