Re: GEOM is too verbose

From: Poul-Henning Kamp (phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk)
Date: 07/31/04

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    To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:19:04 +0200

    In message <410BB699.3060803@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 ? 

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