linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Support for Open-Channel SSDs

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Message-ID: <55A7AC73.9070309@bjorling.me>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:06:59 +0200
From:	Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	Stephen.Bates@...s.com, keith.busch@...el.com, javier@...htnvm.io,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	axboe@...com, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/8] Support for Open-Channel SSDs

On 07/16/2015 02:46 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi Matias,
>
> the underlying lighnvm driver (nvme or NULL) shouldn't register
> a gendisk - the only gendisk you'll need is that for the block
> device that sits on top of lightnvm.
>

That could work as well. I'll refactor the nvme/null drivers to allow 
that instead. Thanks
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