linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] genhd, efi: add efi partition metadata to hd

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Message-ID: <4C591DCC.7080104@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:59:08 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] genhd, efi: add efi partition metadata to hd_structs

Hello,

On 08/04/2010 04:04 AM, Will Drewry wrote:
>  struct partition_meta_info {
>  	enum partition_meta_info_format_t format;
>  	union {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION
> +		struct {
> +			efi_guid_t uuid;
> +			efi_guid_t type;
> +			efi_char16_t label[72 / sizeof(efi_char16_t)];
> +		} efi;
> +#endif

It would be nice if uuid can be made a common field outside of the
union so that generic code which only cares about UUID can simply read
it off.

Thanks.	

-- 
tejun
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