linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl

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Message-ID: <4EF645DC.3000202@cfl.rr.com>
Date:	Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:36:28 -0500
From:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
CC:	joe@...ches.com, kzak@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jaxboe@...ionio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add partition resize function to BLKPG ioctl

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On 12/21/2011 03:46 PM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> I guess taking disk mutex will help us providing mutual exclusion between
> multiple ioctls or multiple instances of same ioctl. Like, while you are
> extending a partition and checking for overlap, you don't want another call
> making progress on next partition which might overlap with this partition.

Good point; I will put it back and grab it in the correct order.

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