linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] block: add new genhd flag GENHD_FL

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Message-ID: <7027ccdc-878a-420e-a7ea-5156e1d67b8a@acm.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:49:48 -0700
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] block: add new genhd flag GENHD_FL_NVMEM

On 3/21/24 12:33, Daniel Golle wrote:
> Add new flag to destinguish block devices which may act as an NVMEM
> provider.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>
> ---
>   include/linux/blkdev.h | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
> index c3e8f7cf96be9..f2c4f280d7619 100644
> --- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
> +++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
> @@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
>    * ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART``: partition support is disabled.  The kernel will not
>    * scan for partitions from add_disk, and users can't add partitions manually.
>    *
> + * ``GENHD_FL_NVMEM``: the block device should be considered as NVMEM provider.
>    */
>   enum {
>   	GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE			= 1 << 0,
>   	GENHD_FL_HIDDEN				= 1 << 1,
>   	GENHD_FL_NO_PART			= 1 << 2,
> +	GENHD_FL_NVMEM				= 1 << 3,
>   };

What would break if this flag wouldn't exist?

Thanks,

Bart.