Differential D20723

Remove bad /useless S_ISBLK from swapon
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Authored by dougm on Jun 22 2019, 5:16 PM.

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rS349293: You can't use block special nodes for swap, so don't let that happen.

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Kostik says it's bad, or useless. I have no opinion. Discuss.

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dougm created this revision.Jun 22 2019, 5:16 PM

You can't use block special nodes for anything on FreeBSD. In particular, they cannot be used for swap.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jun 22 2019, 5:37 PM

I understand that I violated a style(9) header rule too. Fix that.

This revision now requires review to proceed.Jun 22 2019, 5:37 PM

kib accepted this revision.Jun 22 2019, 6:23 PM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jun 22 2019, 6:23 PM

markj accepted this revision.Jun 22 2019, 7:21 PM

Closed by commit rS349293: You can't use block special nodes for swap, so don't let that happen. (authored by dougm). · Explain WhyJun 22 2019, 7:27 PM

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dougm added a commit: rS349293: You can't use block special nodes for swap, so don't let that happen..

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