linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/18] sd: use __register_blkdev to avoid a modprobe for an unregistered dev

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Message-ID: <yq1tuuczcjx.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:13:21 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        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-m68k@...r.kernel.org,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/18] sd: use __register_blkdev to avoid a modprobe for
 an unregistered dev_t


Christoph,

> Switch from using blk_register_region to the probe callback passed to
> __register_blkdev to disable the request_module call for an unclaimed
> dev_t in the SD majors.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Acked-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>

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Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering