From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 21 10:42:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 836F316A41A for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:42:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: from pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com (pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com [203.188.207.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E9F513C45A for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:42:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: from passion.hsins.com (ktsin-lt.taipei.corp.yahoo.com [10.82.30.25]) by pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/pop-tw) with ESMTP id lALAWQTM095683 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:32:27 +0800 (CST) Received: from passion.hsins.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by passion.hsins.com (8.14.2/8.14.1/cyrus) with ESMTP id lALAWCk2003230 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:32:12 +0800 (MYT) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: (from ktsin@localhost) by passion.hsins.com (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id lALAWCo6003229 for freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:32:12 +0800 (MYT) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:32:12 +0800 From: KT Sin To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <20071121103211.GA3190@passion.hsins.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=big5 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on passion.hsins.com X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:49:20 +0000 Cc: Subject: freebsd7 and mdconfig -l -u oddity X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:42:59 -0000 i've upgraded my server from 6 to 7 and mdconfig -l -u is behaving in a weird (and incorrect) manner. on freebsd 7, mdconfig -l -u returns exit code of 0 even for non-existence md devices. has anyone got the same problem or is it just me? this weirdness is breaking the code to detect next available md device number in ports/freebsd-snapshot. e.g. on freebsd6: si1:~[512]# mdconfig -l -u 0 ; echo $? md0 swap 2.0G 0 si1:~[513]# mdconfig -l -u 1 ; echo $? mdconfig: ioctl(/dev/mdctl): No such file or directory 1 on freebsd7 beta3: melati# uname -a FreeBSD melati.hsins.com 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #0: Mon Nov 19 06:25:50 MYT 2007 ktsin@melati.hsins.com:/tmp/obj/usr/src/sys/MELATI i386 melati# mdconfig -l -u 0 ; echo $? md0 swap 2.0G 0 melati# mdconfig -l -u 1 ; echo $? 0 kt