linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: support embedded device command line partition

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:25:14 +0200
From:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:	Caizhiyong <caizhiyong@...wei.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Wanglin (Albert)" <albert.wanglin@...wei.com>,
	Quyaxin <quyaxin@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: support embedded device command line partition

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 01:56:24PM +0000, Caizhiyong wrote:
> +static int parse_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
> +			    struct cmdline_parts *parts)
> +{
> +	int slot;
> +	uint64_t from = 0;
> +	uint64_t disk_size;
> +	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
> +	struct cmdline_subpart *subpart;
> +
> +	bdevname(state->bdev, buf);
> +
> +	while (parts && strncmp(buf, parts->name, BDEVNAME_SIZE))
> +		parts = parts->next_parts;
> +
> +	if (!parts)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	disk_size = (uint64_t) get_capacity(state->bdev->bd_disk) << 9;
> +
> +	for (slot = 1, subpart = parts->subpart;
> +	     subpart && slot < state->limit;
> +	     subpart = subpart->next_subpart, slot++) {
> +
> +		unsigned label_max;
> +		struct partition_meta_info *info;
> +
> +		if (subpart->from == OFFSET_CONTINUOUS)
> +			subpart->from = from;
> +		else
> +			from = subpart->from;
> +
> +		if (from >= disk_size)
> +			break;
> +
> +		if (subpart->size > (disk_size - from))
> +			subpart->size = disk_size - from;
> +
> +		from += subpart->size;
> +
> +		put_partition(state, slot, le64_to_cpu(subpart->from >> 9),
> +			      le64_to_cpu(subpart->size >> 9));

 Why le64_to_cpu()?
 
 I guess that memparse() does not return explicitly LE and it also
 seems that your code  on another places uses ->size and ->from
 without any extra care.

    Karel

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 Karel Zak  <kzak@...hat.com>
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