Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:16:45 +0100 From: martinko <gamato@users.sf.net> To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gstat: geom_gettree = -1: No such file or directory Message-ID: <hhqftc$m4a$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20100103013537.GK3508@acme.spoerlein.net> References: <hhlcfe$tqk$1@ger.gmane.org> <20100103013537.GK3508@acme.spoerlein.net>
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Ulrich Spörlein wrote: > On Fri, 01.01.2010 at 18:47:27 +0100, martinko wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> gstat(8) does not work here on 8.0 (it worked happily on 6.x and 7.x) : >> >> # gstat >> gstat: geom_gettree = -1: No such file or directory >> >> Is this known ? What can I do ? > > I doubt that it is widely known, but I've seen these 2-3 times before > when fussing around with USB media and/or md(4) devices with gmirror on > top. Basically, if you get really creative with the geom layering, this > is likely to happen. > > It sure is a bug, but without a good way to reproduce, noone's gonna fix > it. Well, it is definitely reproducible here -- I cannot run gstat(8). Apart from mouse I have no USB devices connected. I use tmpmfs="YES" in rc.conf but I do not use gmirror nor any other creative GEOM layering. If someone's willing to investigate -- what info should I provide ? Cheers, Martin
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