linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] block/genhd: Notify udev about capacity change

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Message-ID: <e452f6a638fe09f065b9e4cd1c25d5d3a2f29e5a.camel@amazon.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Dec 2019 01:53:40 +0000
From:   "Singh, Balbir" <sblbir@...zon.com>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "=linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <=linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>
CC:     "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "jejb@...ux.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        "Sangaraju, Someswarudu" <ssomesh@...zon.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] block/genhd: Notify udev about capacity change

On Mon, 2019-12-23 at 01:40 +0000, Balbir Singh wrote:
> Allow block/genhd to notify user space (via udev) about disk size changes
> using a new helper disk_set_capacity(), which is a wrapper on top
> of set_capacity(). disk_set_capacity() will only notify via udev if
> the current capacity or the target capacity is not zero.
> 
> Background:
> 
> As a part of a patch to allow sending the RESIZE event on disk capacity
> change, Christoph (hch@....de) requested that the patch be made generic
> and the hacks for virtio block and xen block devices be removed and
> merged via a generic helper.
> 
> 

I messed up with linux-block ML address, I can resend with the right address
if needed. My apologies

Balbir Singh.