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From: christophe.varoqui@free.fr
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Subject: [Q] claimed block devices
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Hello,

does somebody know how a userspace C-proggy can detect if a block device is
claimed  ? Creating a device map over such devices will fail, so better not to
try.

regards,
cvaroqui

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