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Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com> writes:

> Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
>> In message <410BB699.3060803@portaone.com>, Maxim Sobolev writes:
>>
>>>Hi Poul,
>>>
>>> I use application that detects size of disk using binary search. On
>>> current each attempt to read beyond disk boundary causes message on
>>> console, which is annoying. Can you please turn them off, since
>>> apparently they serve no meaningful purpose.
>> Why don't you just use ioctl(DIOC_MEDIASIZE) ?
>> or the diskinfo(8) program ?
>
> It is python program, so that ioctl() is out of question. Usage of

Hm python has ioctl support, where is the problem?

Arne

> diskinfo is possible but is not portable across different unices.