linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 04/29] md: use bdev_nr_sectors instead of open coding it

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Message-ID: <202110122311.B43459E21@keescook>
Date:   Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:12:52 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/29] md: use bdev_nr_sectors instead of open coding it

On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 07:10:17AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Use the proper helper to read the block device size.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>

I think it might make sense, as you suggest earlier, to add a "bytes"
helper. This is the first user in the series needing:

	bdev_nr_sectors(...bdev) << SECTOR_SHIFT

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-- 
Kees Cook