Re: [PATCH 5/6] block: dasd_genhd: convert to blkdev_reread_part

From: Jarod Wilson
Date: Mon Apr 06 2015 - 09:47:04 EST


On Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 03:24:47PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> Also remove the obsolete comment.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c | 9 +++------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
> index 90f39f7..2af4619 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c
> @@ -116,14 +116,11 @@ int dasd_scan_partitions(struct dasd_block *block)
> rc);
> return -ENODEV;
> }
> - /*
> - * See fs/partition/check.c:register_disk,rescan_partitions
> - * Can't call rescan_partitions directly. Use ioctl.
> - */
> - rc = ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
> +
> + rc = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
> while (rc == -EBUSY && retry > 0) {
> schedule();
> - rc = ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
> + rc = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
> retry--;
> DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_ERR, block->base,
> "scan partitions error, retry %d rc %d",

Note: patch 6/6 in the series makes this whole while() loops pointless,
since the possibility of the -EBUSY return goes away.

--
Jarod Wilson
jarod@xxxxxxxxxx

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