sudo mknod ./xvda b 202 0
sudo mknod ./xvda1 b 202 1
sudo mknod ./xvda2 b 202 2
sudo mknod ./xvdb b 202 16
sudo mknod ./xvdb1 b 202 17
sudo mknod ./xvdb2 b 202 18
sudo mknod ./xvdc b 202 32
sudo mknod ./xvdc1 b 202 33
sudo mknod ./xvdc2 b 202 34
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def blkdev_name_to_number(name):
"""Take the given textual block-device name (e.g., '/dev/sda1',
'hda') and return the device number used by the OS. """
n = expand_dev_name(name)
try:
return os.stat(n).st_rdev
except Exception, ex:
pass