Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] block: Set inode of block_device size to zero when delete gendisk.

[Jeff Moyer]

majianpeng <majianpeng@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> When remove gendisk, set the size of inode of block_device to zero.
> This is mainly let the vfs know disk removed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma <majianpeng@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  block/genhd.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> index dadf42b..9a4c245 100644
> --- a/block/genhd.c
> +++ b/block/genhd.c
> @@ -1369,6 +1369,12 @@ int invalidate_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
>  	if (bdev) {
>  		fsync_bdev(bdev);
>  		res = __invalidate_device(bdev, true);
> +		/*
> +		 * When used buffer-mode on raw blockdevice,the disk removed.
> +		 * But the vfs don't know.So tell the vfs size of disk
> +		 * became zero, the buffer write can return
> +		 */
> +		i_size_write(bdev->bd_inode, 0);
>  		bdput(bdev);
>  	}
>  	return res;
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