linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl

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Date:	Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:49:07 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
Cc:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>, Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl

On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 12:43 -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> On 12/12/2011 09:53 AM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
[]
> > - Can we rename BLKPG_RES_PARTITION to BLKPG_RESIZE_PARTITION. It is
> >   easier to read.
> BLKPG_DELETE_PARTITION is also easier to read, but the existing code
> went with DEL.  I prefer to stay consistent with the existing code and
> also use a 3 letter name.

RES is most commonly used for RESOURCE.

If it really needs to be 3 letters, and I don't think
it does, perhaps BLKPG_RSZ_PARTITION

> diff --git a/include/linux/blkpg.h b/include/linux/blkpg.h
> index faf8a45..103da38 100644
> --- a/include/linux/blkpg.h
> +++ b/include/linux/blkpg.h
> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct blkpg_ioctl_arg {
>  /* The subfunctions (for the op field) */
>  #define BLKPG_ADD_PARTITION	1
>  #define BLKPG_DEL_PARTITION	2
> +#define BLKPG_RES_PARTITION	3


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