Re: [PATCH 01/19] dax: remove block device dependencies

[Jeff Moyer]

Hi, Dan,

Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm going to take a look at how hard it would be to develop a kpartx
> fallback in udev. If that can live across the driver transition then
> maybe this can be a non-event for end users that already have that
> udev update deployed.

I just wanted to remind you that label-less dimms still exist, and are
still being shipped.  For those devices, the only way to subdivide the
storage is via partitioning.

-Jeff