linux-kernel - Re: Subject: [PATCH] block: fix __blkdev

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Message-ID: <20081105091921.GC21867@kernel.dk>
Date:	Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:19:22 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	petkovbb@...il.com
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, bzolnier@...il.com,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Subject: [PATCH] block: fix __blkdev_get() for removable devices

On Wed, Nov 05 2008, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:16:07PM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Commit 0762b8bde9729f10f8e6249809660ff2ec3ad735 moved disk_get_part()
> > in front of recursive get on the whole disk, which caused removable
> > devices to try disk_get_part() before rescanning after a new media is
> > inserted, which might fail legit open attempts or give the old
> > partition.
> > 
> > This patch fixes the problem by moving disk_get_part() after
> > __blkdev_get() on the whole disk.
> > 
> > This problem was spotted by Borislav Petkov.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> > Cc: <Borislav Petkov> petkovbb@...glemail.com
> > ---
> > Borislav, can you please verify this patch?  Thanks.
> 
> Yep, it works. Thanks.
> 
> Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>

I merged it and added your tested-by.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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