Arne Schwabe wrote: > Maxim Sobolev <sobomax_at_portaone.com> writes: > > >>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> >> >>>In message <410BB699.3060803_at_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? Really? Anyway, I doubt that name of this ioctl is the same on the different unices, so that binary search is still the best from the portability POV. -MaximReceived on Sat Jul 31 2004 - 15:16:15 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:38:04 UTC