linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] block: support embedded device command line partition

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Date:	Thu, 1 Aug 2013 01:46:17 +0000
From:	Caizhiyong <caizhiyong@...wei.com>
To:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Wanglin (Albert)" <albert.wanglin@...wei.com>,
	Quyaxin <quyaxin@...wei.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] block: support embedded device command line partition

> From: Karel Zak [mailto:kzak@...hat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:25 PM
> To: Caizhiyong
> Cc: Andrew Morton; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Wanglin (Albert); Quyaxin
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: support embedded device command line partition
> 
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 01:56:24PM +0000, Caizhiyong wrote:
> > +static int parse_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
> > +			    struct cmdline_parts *parts)
> > +{
> > +	int slot;
> > +	uint64_t from = 0;
> > +	uint64_t disk_size;
> > +	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
> > +	struct cmdline_subpart *subpart;
> > +
> > +	bdevname(state->bdev, buf);
> > +
> > +	while (parts && strncmp(buf, parts->name, BDEVNAME_SIZE))
> > +		parts = parts->next_parts;
> > +
> > +	if (!parts)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	disk_size = (uint64_t) get_capacity(state->bdev->bd_disk) << 9;
> > +
> > +	for (slot = 1, subpart = parts->subpart;
> > +	     subpart && slot < state->limit;
> > +	     subpart = subpart->next_subpart, slot++) {
> > +
> > +		unsigned label_max;
> > +		struct partition_meta_info *info;
> > +
> > +		if (subpart->from == OFFSET_CONTINUOUS)
> > +			subpart->from = from;
> > +		else
> > +			from = subpart->from;
> > +
> > +		if (from >= disk_size)
> > +			break;
> > +
> > +		if (subpart->size > (disk_size - from))
> > +			subpart->size = disk_size - from;
> > +
> > +		from += subpart->size;
> > +
> > +		put_partition(state, slot, le64_to_cpu(subpart->from >> 9),
> > +			      le64_to_cpu(subpart->size >> 9));
> 
>  Why le64_to_cpu()?
> 
>  I guess that memparse() does not return explicitly LE and it also
>  seems that your code  on another places uses ->size and ->from
>  without any extra care.

Right. I will remove.

> 
>     Karel
> 
> --
>  Karel Zak  <kzak@...hat.com>
>  http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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