Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC 1/6] genhd: update docs for GENHD_FL_UP | From | Hannes Reinecke <> | Date | Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:50:11 +0200 |
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On 7/15/21 10:23 PM, Luis Chamberlain wrote: > The GENHD_FL_UP is used internally so we can know when we can add and > remove partitions, so just clarify that. Right now it has this 1980's > description comparing it to network drivers "ifconfig up" idea, and > that can easily lead to invalid uses. > > Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> > --- > include/linux/genhd.h | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h > index 51f27b9b38b5..dc07a957c9e1 100644 > --- a/include/linux/genhd.h > +++ b/include/linux/genhd.h > @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct partition_meta_info { > * Affects responses to the ``CDROM_GET_CAPABILITY`` ioctl. > * > * ``GENHD_FL_UP`` (0x0010): indicates that the block device is "up", > - * with a similar meaning to network interfaces. > + * and we can add / remove partitions. > * > * ``GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO`` (0x0020): don't include > * partition information in ``/proc/partitions`` or in the output of > Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Cheers,
Hannes -- Dr. Hannes Reinecke Kernel Storage Architect hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE Software Solutions GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg HRB 36809 (AG Nürnberg), Geschäftsführer: Felix Imendörffer
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