linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme: Mark external NVMe devices as removable

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Date:   Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:16:59 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc:     kbusch@...nel.org, axboe@...com, hch@....de, sagi@...mberg.me,
        Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com>,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme: Mark external NVMe devices as removable

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 09:31:54AM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Commit c037b6c818c3 ("PCI: Add sysfs "removable" attribute") can mark
> entire Thunderbolt hierarchy as removable, if system firmware provides
> correct attribute.
> 
> So apply GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE for NVMe if removable bit is set, to make
> userspace daemon like Udisks knows it can be automount.

GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE means removable media as in floppies or CD-ROMs,
which does not apply to NVMe at all.