Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:58:29 +0100 (MET) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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> >> Bit on open without O_EXCL will always succeed no matter whether >> someone has it O_EXCL or not. > >Ok. That means hald has no use for it, but cdrecord and similar >programs could use it.
But that again sounds like hald won't use O_EXCL, therefore could always be able to open the device and potentially send commands which interrupt cd writing.
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