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Authored by kevans on Jul 20 2021, 10:32 AM.
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Summary

parse_dir_md() opens /dev/mdctl but only closes the resulting fd on
success, not upon failure of the ioctl or when we exceed the md unit
max.

Sponsored by: NetApp, Inc.
Sponsored by: Klara, Inc.
X-NetApp-PR: #62

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kib added inline comments.
sys/kern/vfs_mountroot.c
641

I do not believe there is much use in preserving close' error.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jul 20 2021, 2:28 PM
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