>>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Linus> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Andries Brouwer wrote:
>> (Concerning the "size" version: it occurred to me that there is one
>> very minor objection: For extended partitions so far the size did not
>> normally play a role. Only the starting sector was significant. If,
>> at some moment we decide also to check the size, then a weaker check,
>> namely only checking for non-extended partitions, might be better at
>> first.)
Linus> Yes. I agree - checking the size is likely _more_ dangerous and
Linus> likely to break something silly than checking the ID for zero.
Linus> So your patch it is. I'll put it in immediately after doing a
Linus> 2.6.11 (no need to worry about getting into 2.6.11, since afaik
Linus> the worst problem right now is an extra partition that isn't
Linus> usable).
Well,
on a Suse 9.2 System with Suse Hotplug, the phantom partition was somehow
recognized as Reiserfs, and then the Hotplug mechanism trying to mount the
bogus partition as a Reiser Filesystem ended in an Oops...
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