linux-ext4 - Re: [Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 15/27] block: use bdev_alignment_offset in part_alignment_offset

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Message-ID: <yq1h775ins6.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:19:34 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig via Ocfs2-devel <ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com>
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Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 15/27] block: use bdev_alignment_offset in
 part_alignment_offset_show


Christoph,

> Replace the open coded offset calculation with the proper helper.
> This is an ABI change in that the -1 for a misaligned partition is
> properly propagated, which can be considered a bug fix and maches what
> is done on the whole device.

Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>

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Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering