diff --git a/Assemble.c b/Assemble.c
index 6a6a56b..d3bfaa2 100644
--- a/Assemble.c
+++ b/Assemble.c
@@ -204,14 +204,7 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
pr_err("cannot open device %s: %s\n",
devname, strerror(errno));
tmpdev->used = 2;
- } else if (fstat(dfd, &stb)< 0) {
- /* Impossible! */
- pr_err("fstat failed for %s: %s\n",
- devname, strerror(errno));
- tmpdev->used = 2;
- } else if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
- devname);
+ } else if (check_block_dev(devname)) {
tmpdev->used = 2;
} else if (must_be_container(dfd)) {
if (st) {
diff --git a/Build.c b/Build.c
index a5fcc06..4fa606c 100644
--- a/Build.c
+++ b/Build.c
@@ -67,16 +67,8 @@ int Build(char *mddev, struct mddev_dev *devlist,
missing_disks++;
continue;
}
- if (stat(dv->devname, &stb)) {
- pr_err("Cannot find %s: %s\n",
- dv->devname, strerror(errno));
- return 1;
- }
- if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
- dv->devname);
+ if (check_block_dev(dv->devname))
return 1;
- }
}
if (s->raiddisks != subdevs) {
diff --git a/Create.c b/Create.c
index 10e7d10..dbd9ce3 100644
--- a/Create.c
+++ b/Create.c
@@ -327,11 +327,8 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
dname, strerror(errno));
exit(2);
}
- if (fstat(dfd, &stb) != 0 ||
- (stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
+ if (check_block_dev(dname)) {
close(dfd);
- pr_err("%s is not a block device\n",
- dname);
exit(2);
}
close(dfd);
diff --git a/Dump.c b/Dump.c
index 7bdbf6f..29fc02a 100644
--- a/Dump.c
+++ b/Dump.c
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ int Dump_metadata(char *dev, char *dir, struct context *c,
if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
continue;
xasprintf(&p, "/dev/disk/by-id/%s", de->d_name);
- if (stat(p, &stb) != 0 ||
- (stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK ||
+ if (check_block_dev(p) != 0 ||
stb.st_rdev != dstb.st_rdev) {
/* Not this one */
free(p);
diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
index b86b53e..063996d 100755
--- a/Grow.c
+++ b/Grow.c
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ int Grow_Add_device(char *devname, int fd, char *newdev)
free(st);
return 1;
}
- fstat(nfd, &stb);
- if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- pr_err("%s is not a block device!\n", newdev);
+ if (check_block_dev(newdev)) {
close(nfd);
free(st);
return 1;
diff --git a/Incremental.c b/Incremental.c
index 81afc7e..b2fad39 100644
--- a/Incremental.c
+++ b/Incremental.c
@@ -108,18 +108,8 @@ int Incremental(struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
struct createinfo *ci = conf_get_create_info();
- if (stat(devname, &stb) < 0) {
- if (c->verbose >= 0)
- pr_err("stat failed for %s: %s.\n",
- devname, strerror(errno));
+ if (check_block_dev(devname))
return rv;
- }
- if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- if (c->verbose >= 0)
- pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
- devname);
- return rv;
- }
dfd = dev_open(devname, O_RDONLY);
if (dfd < 0) {
if (c->verbose >= 0)
@@ -159,8 +149,7 @@ int Incremental(struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
devlist = conf_get_devs();
for (;devlist; devlist = devlist->next) {
struct stat st2;
- if (stat(devlist->devname, &st2) == 0 &&
- (st2.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFBLK &&
+ if (check_block_dev(devlist->devname) == 0 &&
st2.st_rdev == stb.st_rdev)
break;
}
@@ -175,18 +164,8 @@ int Incremental(struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
/* 2/ Find metadata, reject if none appropriate (check
* version/name from args) */
- if (fstat(dfd, &stb) < 0) {
- if (c->verbose >= 0)
- pr_err("fstat failed for %s: %s.\n",
- devname, strerror(errno));
+ if (check_block_dev(devname))
goto out;
- }
- if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- if (c->verbose >= 0)
- pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
- devname);
- goto out;
- }
dinfo.disk.major = major(stb.st_rdev);
dinfo.disk.minor = minor(stb.st_rdev);
diff --git a/Manage.c b/Manage.c
index 55218d9..8687084 100644
--- a/Manage.c
+++ b/Manage.c
@@ -1543,17 +1543,10 @@ int Manage_subdevs(char *devname, int fd,
close(tfd);
} else {
int open_err = errno;
- if (stat(dv->devname, &stb) != 0) {
- pr_err("Cannot find %s: %s\n",
- dv->devname, strerror(errno));
- goto abort;
- }
- if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
+ if (check_block_dev(dv->devname) != 0) {
if (dv->disposition == 'M')
/* non-fatal. Also improbable */
continue;
- pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
- dv->devname);
goto abort;
}
if (dv->disposition == 'r')
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index dbf1f92..ad43a35 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -1416,6 +1416,7 @@ extern int parse_cluster_confirm_arg(char *inp, char **devname, int *slot);
extern int check_ext2(int fd, char *name);
extern int check_reiser(int fd, char *name);
extern int check_raid(int fd, char *name);
+extern int check_block_dev(char *dev);
extern int check_partitions(int fd, char *dname,
unsigned long long freesize,
unsigned long long size);
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 785488a..21b5887 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -6584,14 +6584,7 @@ count_volumes_list(struct md_list *devlist, char *homehost,
dprintf("cannot open device %s: %s\n",
devname, strerror(errno));
tmpdev->used = 2;
- } else if (fstat(dfd, &stb)< 0) {
- /* Impossible! */
- dprintf("fstat failed for %s: %s\n",
- devname, strerror(errno));
- tmpdev->used = 2;
- } else if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
- dprintf("%s is not a block device.\n",
- devname);
+ } else if (check_block_dev(devname)) {
tmpdev->used = 2;
} else if (must_be_container(dfd)) {
struct supertype *cst;
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 683c869..e7aeb54 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -750,6 +750,21 @@ int ask(char *mesg)
}
#endif /* MDASSEMBLE */
+int check_block_dev(char *dev)
+{
+ struct stat stb;
+
+ if (stat(dev, &stb) != 0) {
+ pr_err("stat failed for %s: %s\n", dev, strerror(errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if ((S_IFMT & stb.st_mode) != S_IFBLK) {
+ pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n", dev);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
int is_standard(char *dev, int *nump)
{
/* tests if dev is a "standard" md dev name.
