linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] scsi, block: fix duplicate bdi name registration crashes

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Message-ID: <1485987801.2560.15.camel@sandisk.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Feb 2017 22:23:34 +0000
From:   Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com>
To:     "dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        "martin.petersen@...cle.com" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hch@....de" <hch@....de>, "axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "osandov@...ndov.com" <osandov@...ndov.com>,
        "James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com" 
        <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        "osandov@...com" <osandov@...com>, "jack@...e.cz" <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] scsi, block: fix duplicate bdi name registration
 crashes

On Wed, 2017-02-01 at 14:05 -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> Warnings of the following form occur because scsi reuses a devt number
> while the block layer still has it referenced as the name of the bdi

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>