Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

>
>> 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.


Jan Engelhardt
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