linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/19] ide-gd: stop using the disk events mechanism

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Date:   Wed, 9 Sep 2020 09:32:53 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>, Tim Waugh <tim@...erelk.net>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/19] ide-gd: stop using the disk events mechanism

On 9/8/20 4:53 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> ide-gd is only using the disk events mechanism to be able to force an
> invalidation and partition scan on opening removable media.  Just open
> code the logic without invoving the block layer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> ---
>  drivers/ide/ide-disk.c   |  5 +----
>  drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c |  2 --
>  drivers/ide/ide-gd.c     | 48 +++++-----------------------------------
>  include/linux/ide.h      |  2 --
>  4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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