Re: [PATCH] block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor()
From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Mar 28 2022 - 08:36:35 EST
On Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:50:46 +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> ida_alloc_range(..., min, max, ...) returns values from min to max,
> inclusive.
>
> So, NR_EXT_DEVT is a valid idx returned by blk_alloc_ext_minor().
>
> This is an issue because in device_add_disk(), this value is used in:
> ddev->devt = MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor);
> and NR_EXT_DEVT is '(1 << MINORBITS)'.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] block: Fix the maximum minor value is blk_alloc_ext_minor()
commit: d1868328dec5ae2cf210111025fcbc71f78dd5ca
Best regards,
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Jens Axboe