linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] virtio: disable partitions scanning for no partitions block

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Date:   Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:22:16 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Yury Kamenev <damtev@...dex-team.ru>, mst@...hat.com,
        jasowang@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com, axboe@...nel.dk,
        hch@....de, cand@....com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] virtio: disable partitions scanning for no partitions
 block

On 15/07/21 11:47, Yury Kamenev wrote:
> +#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_NO_PART_SCAN
> +	if (unlikely(partitions_scanning_disable))
> +		/* disable partitions scanning if it was stated in virtio features*/
> +		if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_NO_PART_SCAN))
> +			vblk->disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
> +#endif
> +

Has this been added to the spec?  It doesn't seem like a good idea, as 
pointed out by Stefan[1], Christoph[2] and myself[3].

Paolo

[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20210524145654.GA2632@lst.de/T/#m2697cb41578490aad49ed1d8fa6604bf0924b54d
[2] 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20210524145654.GA2632@lst.de/T/#mc59329fd824102f94ac2f6b29fe94a652849aca0
[3] 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20210524145654.GA2632@lst.de/T/#mee6787c4fd87790b64feccc9e77fd5f618c2c336