Re: PROBLEM: BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION with GENHD_FL_NO_PART used to return ENXIO, now returns EINVAL

[Karel Zak]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 01:13:49PM +0100, Allison Karlitskaya wrote:
> hi,
> 
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
> BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION on an empty loopback device used to return ENXIO
> but now returns EINVAL, breaking partprobe

 Note that partx from util-linux also assumes ENXIO, and this errno is
 interpreted as non-error ("ignore this partition").

    Karel

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