On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:28:28 -0500 Thor Lancelot Simon <t...@panix.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 12:08:14PM +0000, Sad Clouds wrote: > > Hello, thanks to everyone who responded with their suggestions. Using > > various non-portable ioctls I can device size on most platforms, for > > both block and raw devices. > > > > This is more convoluted than a single lseek() call, but it is what it > > is. If anyone wants to do something similar, then the following example > > can give you a good start. > > Probably not a good idea to start with lseek() because if you _do_ > encounter a tape device, seeking to SEEK_END could take you an extremely > long time. > > Thor Hello, good point, however the software I'm developing is only meant to work with storage devices like disks, capable of random I/O. If someone decides to point it at the tape device, they get what they deserve :-)
