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-rw-r--r--partprobe/partprobe.c21
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/partprobe/partprobe.c b/partprobe/partprobe.c
index b8dca5e..0919d3f 100644
--- a/partprobe/partprobe.c
+++ b/partprobe/partprobe.c
@@ -106,12 +106,23 @@ process_dev (PedDevice* dev)
PedDisk* disk;
disk_type = ped_disk_probe (dev);
- if (!disk_type || !strcmp (disk_type->name, "loop"))
+ if (disk_type && !strcmp (disk_type->name, "loop"))
return 1;
-
- disk = ped_disk_new (dev);
- if (!disk)
- goto error;
+ else if (!disk_type) {
+ /* Partition table not found, so create dummy,
+ empty one */
+ disk_type = ped_disk_type_get("msdos");
+ if (!disk_type)
+ goto error;
+
+ disk = ped_disk_new_fresh (dev, disk_type);
+ if (!disk)
+ goto error_destroy_disk;
+ } else {
+ disk = ped_disk_new (dev);
+ if (!disk)
+ goto error;
+ }
if (!opt_no_inform) {
if (!ped_disk_commit_to_os (disk))
goto error_destroy_disk;