char buf[256];
int i;
- strcpy (buf, "/sbin/sfdisk");
+ strcpy (buf, "sfdisk");
if (n > 0)
sprintf (buf + strlen (buf), " -N %d", n);
fp = popen (buf, "w");
if (fp == NULL) {
- reply_with_perror (buf);
+ reply_with_perror ("failed to open pipe: %s", buf);
return -1;
}
for (i = 0; lines[i] != NULL; ++i) {
if (fprintf (fp, "%s\n", lines[i]) < 0) {
- reply_with_perror (buf);
+ reply_with_perror ("failed to write to pipe: %s", buf);
pclose (fp);
return -1;
}
return -1;
}
+ /* sfdisk sometimes fails on fast machines with:
+ *
+ * Re-reading the partition table ...
+ * BLKRRPART: Device or resource busy
+ * The command to re-read the partition table failed.
+ * Run partprobe(8), kpartx(8) or reboot your system now,
+ * before using mkfs
+ *
+ * Unclear if this is a bug in sfdisk or the kernel or some
+ * other component. In any case, reread the partition table
+ * unconditionally here.
+ */
+ (void) command (NULL, NULL, "blockdev", "--rereadpt", NULL);
+
udev_settle ();
return 0;
char *out, *err;
int r;
- r = command (&out, &err, "/sbin/sfdisk", flag, device, NULL);
+ r = command (&out, &err, "sfdisk", flag, device, NULL);
if (r == -1) {
- reply_with_error ("sfdisk: %s: %s", device, err);
+ reply_with_error ("%s: %s", device, err);
free (out);
free (err);
return NULL;